Dear brothers and sisters,

From the corner where two red cotton trees used to stand, turn right, there is a small bridge spanning a small canal. The canal is 3m wide and 10m long. The canal is partially blocked at both ends, so its water becomes muddy, black and smelly.

There is a house across the bridge. The house faces a small road and stands right on the bank of the canal. In front of the house there is a fence. Along the fence and along the small road, there are many aloe vera plants. And along the canal, there are a mango tree and a paperflower tree. The mango tree is in a yard of the house, and the paperflower tree is outside the fence.

Paperflower tree blooms every day. Blooming a lot. Dark pink flowers stand out against the blue sky.

And the mango tree, it bore fruit a few months ago. The countless mangoes were big and heavy. They dangled above the canal. I stood on this side of the bridge, looking at the mango tree and thinking: “Oh my god, there are so many mangoes but no one picks them to eat. What a waste.”

That’s it. Next to the black and smelly canal are the colorful paperflower tree and the fruity mango tree. Life is beautiful.

Have a nice day.

Phạm Thu Hương