A RAINY DAY Pagpapaganda at Paglilinis ng Pook

It was a rainy day. The children Taong 1970 noon. Nakakita si Rita
could not go out to play. So Lucy, Zeny ng karatula na may nakasulat na
and Perla stayed in the house.
“Salubungin ang NBBC.”
“ Ano po ang NBBC?” tanong ni
“ Let us cut out paper fruits for our store Rita s kanyang Tatay.
said,” said Lucy. “National Beautification and
So the girls got their paper, scissors and
Cleanliness Contest o Pambansang
Paligsahan sa Pagpapaganda at
crayons. Lucy cut out 5 apples. She Kalinisan,” sagot ng Tatay. “ Paligsahan
colored them red. Zeny cut out 6 iyan sa kagandahan at kalinisan ng mga
pook sa buong bansa.”
mangoes. She colored them yellow. Perla
“ Kung gayon, maari pong Manalo
cut out 4 guavas. She colored them an gating pook?” tanong ni Rita.
green. Then they counted their paper “Oo, kung tutulong ang lahat,”
sagot ng Tatay.
fruits.
“ Kailangang tamnan ang mga
“ Now we have many pretty paper bakanteng lote. Dapat linisin ang
bakuran at itapon nang wasto ang mga
fruits for our store,” said Perla. basura.”