People Help the Salt
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People Help the Salt

Polly helps expose a mining company's environmental fraud at Bolivia's salt flats, leading to a spontaneous community uprising that saves the ceremonial grounds through collective action and unexpected rainfall.

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The sun comes up slowly. Polly sits on white salt. The salt is dirty now. Green and pink colors are bad. The salt workers are quiet today. Joaquín walks to Polly slowly. Elena walks with her father. They look sad and tired. Polly points with her wing. Many people walk across the salt. Salt workers come from far places. Other people come from the city. Old people wear special clothes. All people walk to the salt. Elena looks at her phone. Many people watch the video online. The people want to help. The people make long lines. They pass water in small containers. They clean the good salt. They work together like a family. An old woman talks to Polly. She says the salt is important. The people are more important. Dark clouds come in the sky. Rain starts to fall down. The rain will clean the salt. Elena says bad people will return. Joaquín says good people are strong. Polly opens her wings wide. The rain feels good and clean. People work together every day. They make new salt mountains. The salt mountains are small. But the salt mountains are beautiful. The people love their home. They will keep it safe.

Now do it every day.

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