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m a fish. I am a fish with a very big wish. The moms and he dads nd the sons and he daughters, My tn
ame is EaSSLA and I am a ftish. I wish they w
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rash o
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y I am a fish with a very big wish. waters. Trash s ugly, trash ith aand smell, The moms and that he diads and the swons the daughters, Some o
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akes m
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nwell. I wish they would keep trash out of my waters. This is POLLUTION, sad wbith ut iat’s true, Trash that is ugly, it’s trash smell, It’s nSome ot good me aand t’s akes not gmood for you. of ift or oozes nd im
e unwell. All of is the cabins which by the shore This POLLUTION, it’s ssit ad but it’s true, Have got to hfave But if ogne is fp
oor, It’s not good or mseptics. e and it’s not ood or you. Into ake some w
bhich ad yuckies ight go. All tohe f tlhe cabins sit by tm
he shore These yuckies can hselp harmful Have got to h
ave eptics. But Aif lgae one tio s gprow. oor, Some kinds okay, but some other inds, too, Into the alre ake some bad yuckies mkight go. Are These not good for m
e, ahnd not good you. yuckies can elp thhey’re armful Algae to fgor row. Oil a
nd g
asoline, pesticides, too, Some kinds are okay, but some other kinds, too, oisons or and poisons you. Are nAre ot gpood for fm
e, mae nd they’re not for good for you. Rainwater carries them down to the lake. Oil and gasoline, pesticides, too, To fertilize near one s quite a mistake! Are poisons for m
e aind poisons for you. It h
elps Algae carries grow atnd md
akes ake green, Rainwater hem own at lo the lake. NOT good w
ay too ne keep he lake clean! To faertilize near is qtuite a mistake! Would you want to swim in akes this w
oo? It helps Algae grow and m
a atery lake ggreen, Or darink it, owr ay live it, ats he I mlake ust dclean! o? NOT good to in keep Good dyay to o btoating! and to sgki! Would ou wgant o swim Tio n rtide his w
atery oo? Or maybe go fishing but in you catch Or drink it, or l(ive it, aws on’t I must do? me!) Did yGood ou clean bb
oat? ‘Cause ake no tm
day ytour o go oating! To rm
ide and o istake, ski! Some baddies mfight hitch hyike ight into the m
lake. Or m
aybe go ishing (but ou rw
on’t catch e!) Right the lake here they dmo ake not nbo elong. Did you into clean your bw
oat? ‘Cause mistake, These are bINVASIVES, they’re ean right and itnto hey’re Some addies might hitch m
hike the sltrong. ake. With o natural creatures o eat them way Right ninto the lake where tthey do not baelong. They garow and get taller, they pread and they stay. These re INVASIVES, they’re msean and they’re trong. With no natural creatures to eat them away Continued on inside of back cover They grow and get taller, they spread and they stay. Continued on inside of back cover Continued from back of front cover A Wish of a Fish named ESSLA-­‐-­‐-­‐a rhyme Some plants are INVASIVES, some animals too. Oh dear and oh my! The damage they do! Continued from back of front cover A W
ish the of af oods Fish ntamed rhyme They crowd out hat I EeSSLA-­‐-­‐-­‐a at as they grow, And make this lake where I cannot go. lants are yIou NVASIVES, ome through animals tthem, oo. These plants gSome et so tphick that cannot sswim nd oh mhy y! Tcan’t he dw
amage they do! They tangle yOh our dfear ish laine, r w
e shoo! them? rowd out the yfoods hat cIannot eat as rtun-­‐ hey grow, They fThey oul ycour propeller, our btoat And mcake his ylake way here cannot These baddies an rtuin our d
in tIhe sun! go. These get so thick that cannot How pclants an we fight hem? Oh ywou hat can wse wim do? through them, They tangle our fish gline, r wm
hy e syhoo! We can clean up oyur lake, ood ofor e, cgan’t ood wfor ou. them? They foul your ptropeller, boat cannot run-­‐ Keep all u
nnatural hings out yoour f the lake-­‐ These baddies an grive uin fyish our in the sun! Recycle, don’t litter, acnd a dbay reak!!! How e fight hem? oO
what can we do? Clean up can all w
spills of tthings n h the land We can clean our good mse, good for you. Before they can ufp low to lake, the w
ater faor nd and. Keep all u
nnatural ut of the lake-­‐ Fertilize lightly, or nthings ot at aoll, don’t and give small. fish a break!!! And Recycle, keep your use litter, of pesticides up aoll ut spills of things on otught’ter he land Have septic’s Clean pumped as soon as you Before they can filow to tohe ater and sand. Always use rest rooms nstead f tw
he water! Fertilize lightly, or not t all, When taking it out or putting it ian, eep pesticides Check And your kb
oat yoour ver uase nd oof ver again. small. Have septic’s pumped ut iat s asll oon as you ought’ter Give it a wash, then dory over, Always INVASIVES use rest rooms instead of the water! No spreading one lake to another. When taking t osee ut oif r it’s putting Let’s check the w
ater tio clear-­‐ it in, Check your ver and Io
Most fish can’t live bioat f it’s om
urky, fver ear. again. Give a wash, then dry t all over, My name is iEt SSLA, and I am a fiish, No spreading INVASIVES one lake to another. I am a fish with a very big wish. check the ater to tso ee if it’s clear-­‐ I wish Let’s to swim and to w
eat and thrive. fish an’t ylou ive hif elp it’s mme urky, I fear. I can’t do iMost t alone-­‐ wcon’t survive? My name is ESSLA, I am a fish, Help keep the lake healthy with and ll that you do-­‐ I ae, m aand fish a fvor ery big tw
ish. It’s good for m
it’s wgith ood you, oo!!! I wish to swim and to eat and to thrive. THE END I can’t do it alone-­‐ won’t you help me survive?