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Molai grew up in a tiny village in India. The village lay near some wetlands which became his second __1__. He learned the value and beauty of __2__ there from a very young age.

When he was 16£¬Molai began to notice something __3__ happening around his home. A flood had hit the area earlier that year and the __4__ it caused had driven away a number of birds. __5__£¬ the number of snakes had declined as well. He __6__ that it was because there weren’t enough trees to protect them from the __7__. The solution£¬of course£¬was to plant trees so the animals could seek __8__ during the daytime. He turned to the __9__ department for help but was told that nothing would grow there. However£¬Molai went looking on his own and __10__ a nearby island where he began to plant trees.

__11__ young plants in the dry season was__12__ for a lone boy. Molai built at the__13__of each sapling(Ó×Ê÷) a bamboo platform£¬where he placed earthen pots with small holes to __14__rainwater. The water would then drip(µÎÂä) on the plants below.

Molai __15__to plant trees for the next 37 years. His efforts have resulted in 1,360 acres of naturally­grown land that has become home to many plants and animals.

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