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Dear Brothers and Sisters,
How are you doing?
Sapa is in the cool and rainy summer. This season is really a good chance for me to see different dragonflies in the sky. Each time I come across a dragonfly, this Vietnamese proverb often springs to mind: “If dragonflies fly low, it will be rainy. If they fly high, it will be sunny. And if they fly at a medium height, it will be shady.”
Basically, a dragonfly normally has two big, spherical eyes. The eyes are close together and cover almost all of the dragonfly’s head. It has a tiny mouth along with four clear and fragile wings. Its six legs are hairy and spiky. The dragonfly’s belly is long and slim. Every part of a dragonfly’s body combines perfectly to help it fly speedily, escape from danger, and hunt prey such as mosquitoes, flies, or bees easily.
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