Once upon a time, there was a young girl named Flower. Flower was a beautiful kind soul with three older brothers. One day she went into the forest to find roses for her mother. Her brothers warned her not to go too close to the river, for it would catch her in it's waves and take her to the sea. They told her to cross the wooden bridge and give the river some of her bread to satisfy it's hunger. Flower went onto the bridge and threw a piece of bread into the river. She quickly crossed and went to find the roses her mother wanted. When she came back she had no more bread to give, the river asked her to be with him always, craving the small child's youth and energy. When he reached for her she threw in a rose and the thorns hurt him. She quickly ran across and back to her home. One day her eldest brother went walking across the bridge to cut down some wood for the fire, he gave a piece of bread to the river but the river ignored the bread and grabbed the brother within his waves. The brother cried out for help. His two younger brothers came running and tried to grab their brother. Flower came running and threw a rose into the water. The river yelled in pain and threw the brother from his waves. The river cried, "It is so beautiful but hurts me so!" Flower gently approached the water, "What makes you so hungry river?" The river replied, "I only wish to feel the energy I once had as a young stream, these banks are too small for me now." Flower asked her brothers to dig deeper banks for the river. Finally the river was peace and no longer hungered for Flower or her brothers. Flower traveled many times to the forest enjoying the soft fall of water the river made.
The End
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