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cried, “God in Heaven, please send rain! Our children have no

______ to eat!” The dragons could see that the grass had turned

yellow and crops were withering in fields that were cracked and

dry. The Long Dragon told them, “We should go to the Jade

Emperor and ask him to make it rain.” The Pearl ______ also

agreed, and so they all flew up to the Heavenly Palace, where the

Jade Emperor lived.

“What are you doing here, when you should be in the sea?” said

the Jade Emperor.

“Your majesty,” said the Long Dragon, “please send rain to the -

______ right away. The crops have shriveled and the people will

starve!”

“Okay. Return to your places, and I will send the rain tomorrow,”

the Jade Emperor said.

As soon as the dragons returned to the sea, the Emperor

forgot his promise. Ten days ______, and still not a drop of rain

fell on the land. The four dragons were very upset by what they

saw.

“If only there was a way that we could help them,” said the Black

Dragon. Then the Long Dragon looked back at the vast ______, and

he said, “I have an idea.”