How village rain stories shape climate actionCEFR A1
24 Dec 2025
Adapted from Bird, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Prithivi Rajan, Unsplash
Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
2 min
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- Villages tell long stories about rain and seasons now.
- These stories help people with farming and food needs.
- Local people share when rain comes and when it stops now.
- Storytellers bring village tales to big meetings and films.
- Films can make leaders change water rules locally now.
- Stories show how people share water and seeds together.
- Simple stories can create real help for villages now.
- Stories make many people care and act now together.
Difficult words
- village — Small group of houses and people.villages
- story — Told events or ideas about people.Stories
- storyteller — Person who tells stories to others.Storytellers
- farming — Growing plants or keeping animals for food.
- leader — Person who makes decisions for a group.leaders
- share — Give some of something to others.
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Discussion questions
- Do people in your village tell stories about rain?
- Do people share water or seeds where you live?
- Have you seen a film that showed village stories?
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