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Once upon a time, a little girl from Corrientes felt in Once upon a time, a little girl from Corrientes

ntes felt in love


love with the moon. She suffered in silence because the with the moon. She suffered in silence because the moon
moon was far, far away. was far, far away.
One day, the girl decided to be near to her lover, so she One day, the girl decided to be near to her lover, so she
climbed the tallest tree. She stretched out her arms to climbed the tallest tree. She stretched out her arms to
the sky but she couldn’t touch the moon. the sky but she couldn’t touch the moon.
Then she climbed a mountain and waited for the moon, Then she climbed a mountain and waited for the moon,
but she couldn’t touch it. but she couldn’t touch it.
One night, she saw the reflection of the moon in the One night, she saw the reflection of the moon in the
lake. She believed she could touch it… so she jumped into lake. She believed she could touch it… so she jumped into
the water. She drowned. the water. She drowned.
Tupa, the god, felt pity for the girl and transformed her Tupa, the god, felt pity for the girl and transformed her
into the Irupe Flower. into the Irupe Flower.
The little girl is always looking up to the sky, searching The little girl is always looking up to the sky, searching
for her lover, the Moon. for her lover, the Moon.

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