ground over the desolate hills
Winter was coming on and the hills threatened the surrounding villages with destruction, for heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but would cause serious floods as well
When the fire had at last been put out, the forest authorities ordered several tons of a special type of grass-seed which would grow quicly
The seed was sprayed over the ground in huge quantities by aeroplanes
The planes had been planting seed for nearly a month when it began to rain
By then, however, in many places the grass had alread tak en root
In place of the great trees which had been growing there for centuries, patches of green had begun to appear in the blacened soil
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