The Childhood Of Fireflies
Personal memory by Michelle Carpio
2011 • Pennsylvania, USA
I remember that I used to catch fireflies during the summer with my sister in the backyard of our house in Pennsylvania. The backyard had trees, tall grass, and an orange orchid. We would play around there and catch fireflies to admire how bright they glowed.
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