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River Recipe

By Robin s, age 11

Ingredients

Freshly melted snow from the spires of the Cascades

Navy-blue blackberries as dark as the summer night's sky

The stars and the planets mixed together in a puree

Marshmallow clouds

Wild mushrooms (can be found in any nearby heart of a forest; make sure

they

are finely pounded by the sleek hooves of neighboring elk)

About 100,000 acres of lush, green farmland

Directions

1. Mix all ingredients together except for the clouds and the farmland.

2. After many moons, stop stirring and let it sit for five days. Then soak

in

the finest silks from India and sprinkle across a dry landscape in

Washington.

3. Surround your river with the farmland and then wait until they connect.

4. Float the clouds up to the sky; wait until they have made themselves

comfortable in heaven.

5. Take yourself on a walk in the misty morning and find a comfortable spot

on

the bank of the river. Gaze into the river until you've found your

reflection.

Learn something special about yourself.