Mississippi River Case Study

Along the bank of the Mississippi River lived a community of white alligators. These alligators were kind and managed to stabilize peaceful relationships the other animals that shared the land and water with them. The alligators also worked extremely hard to keep their home as clean as could be. Everyday they woke before daybreak to scrub the bottom of the river with their scales and collect anything physical that endangered their habitat. This kept the water clear and free of any pollutants. When the alligators found any waste, they would hold it in their snouts and spit it out onto the land. This did not please the land animals that lived near the river because they to kept their homes in top condition. The alligators did not …show more content…
After several hours of discussion The animals could not agree on a plausible solution. Chief adjourned the meeting and decided they would continue having meetings everyday until they reached a solution. One day a clever hare, named Pricilla, woke right before midnight with a brilliant idea to solve the waste problem with the alligators. Filled with excitement, Pricilla could not sleep the rest of the night. She laid awake thinking how brilliant her plan was. Pricilla looked out of her burrow and noticed the sun rising and quickly set out to find Chief. Hopping along the wet ground, she spotted him and his tribe where they were gathered to pray for the water and the land as they always did in the morning right before they began cleaning. Once the tribe dispersed to begin their daily routine, Pricilla shouted out, “nibi” which is the Native American term for “water”. Chief had told the animals at the meeting to shout, “nibi”, if they were ever in need of his assistance. Chief turned and was delighted to see that it was Pricilla. He began making his way over to her and when he reached the shoreline he greeted her saying, “Hello Pricilla. My, it surely is a blessing to see such a lovely rabbit on a beautiful day.