Dear Adults,

Hi. I am a little boy living in a small town in America. One day, I will grow up and be an adult just like you.

I am writing to ask you something very important to me. Please don't kill our planet.

My parents tell me how fun it is to be an adult. My Mom said there are great big waterfalls in the woods near our house. My Mom said there are hiking trails that go up and up and up. They sound like a lot of fun. I can't wait to hike on them.

My Dad said there are beautiful animals all over the world. My Dad said there are kangaroos in Australia and pandas in China. I saw pictures of them on the TV. I would like to see them one day and pet them and feed them.

I don't know if I can because our planet is dying. I learned in school that our planet is getting polluted by factories, cars, airplanes, garbage, and pesticides. All of those things are killing our planet. One day, our planet will be a big stinky ball.

I don't want to live on a big stinky ball. Every time a garbage truck comes by our house, it smells so stinky. If our planet smelled like that, I would hurl like Chris did in the cafeteria at school yesterday. It was yucky.

I have a little sister too. She can't walk yet. I get sad when I think about the planet she is going to have. I am sad already that I can't swim at the beach anymore. My Dad says the water is too polluted now. My Dad says I would get sick if I swam in that water.

So I am writing for my little sister too. She will never get a chance to swim at that beach like I did. She loves playing in the water. I know because I got her a rubber duckie for her birthday and it is her favorite toy.

I learned in school that our president did not want to sign a treaty to help the planet. I learned all about bills and treaties and laws. I think a treaty that helps our planet is good for all of us. I don't know why our president did not want to do it. My teacher tried to tell us why, but I did not get what she said.

Maybe it is because I am just a kid and don't understand these things. I hope when I grow up, I will understand too. I bet you understand because you are an adult. That's why I can't wait to be an adult, so I can be big and smart like you.

I still wish you adults would stop polluting our planet though. I really like living here. My Mom and I recycle all of our glass and cans and paper. My Dad set up a compost heap in the backyard too. My Dad said we all have to do our part to save our planet.

I think if more adults recycled, we could help our planet. My teacher said some adults already do that, but not everyone. My teacher said there are many that still pollute and are killing our planet. I hope you are not one of those adults.

My little sister crawled next to me. I told her to wave at all the adults. Maybe if all of you saw my little sister, you would not want to pollute anymore. My parents said when my sister and I grow up, we will have to take care of the planet. I think that will be very hard to do if the planet is already dying.

I can't wait to see the great big waterfalls in the woods near our house. I can't wait to see kangaroos in Australia and pandas in China. I want to take my little sister to see them too, with her rubber duckie that I got her. I hope we can see them before they all become too polluted, like the beach, because then we will never get to see them.

Please don't kill our planet. I don't want our planet to be a big stinky ball. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Little boy

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