The Keeper of the River

　　An old man had been working for many years for a town．His job was to clear away natural waste from the pool water in the hills, which made up the lovely river flowing through the town nearby．Quietly and

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　　, the old man guarded the hills,

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　　the leaves and branches, and cleaned up the dirt that would have

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　　and polluted the fresh flow of water．The town soon became a popular attraction for tourists．Elegant swans （天鹅） floated along the clear river and the view was so beautiful

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　　words．

　　Years passed．One evening the town

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　　met．As they reviewed the budget, one man's

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　　caught sight of the salary

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　　being paid to the seldom seen keeper of the river．He asked, "Who is the old man? Why do we

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　　to employ him? No one in town ever

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　　him． For all we know, the strange keeper of the hills isn't doing his job．His position isn't

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　　any longer．" Then they voted to

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　　the man．

　　For several weeks, nothing changed ．．．

　　By early autumn, the trees began to

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