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Hello, little friends! This is the story of Mariel, a very curious four-year-old girl, and her best friend, Peluchín, a super cuddly stuffed bear. Mariel and Peluchín were inseparable, always together on all their adventures.
(Page 1)
[Image: Mariel, a four-year-old girl with brown hair and a yellow dress, hugs Peluchín, a brown stuffed bear. They are in their room, full of toys.]
One day, Mariel was playing in her house's garden. She saw her dad taking an empty cardboard box to a blue bin. "What are you doing, Dad?" asked Mariel, running toward him with Peluchín in her arms.
(Page 2)
[Image: Mariel and Peluchín watch Mariel's dad throwing a cardboard box into a blue bin. The garden is full of flowers and butterflies.]
"I'm recycling, Mariel," replied her dad. "This blue bin is for paper and cardboard. This way, we take care of our planet." Mariel looked at the blue bin with curiosity. She had never paid attention to it before.
(Page 3)
[Image: Close-up of the blue bin with a recycling symbol. Mariel looks curiously, Peluchín peeks over her shoulder.]
The next day, at school, Mariel saw other colored bins. One was yellow! The teacher explained: "Children, the yellow bin is for plastic and metal containers, like water bottles and juice cans."
(Page 4)
[Image: Mariel and her classmates are around different colored recycling bins (yellow, green, blue) with their teacher. The teacher is pointing at the yellow bin.]
Then they saw a green bin. "This is for glass!" said the teacher. "Glass bottles and jars go here." Mariel realized that each color had a special purpose.
(Page 5)
[Image: Close-up of the green bin with a recycling symbol. A child carefully throws a glass bottle into the bin.]
In the afternoon, Mariel and Peluchín went to the park. They saw someone throwing a banana peel on the ground. Mariel remembered what she learned at school. "No, no!" exclaimed Mariel. "That goes in the brown bin for organic waste, like food and leaves."
(Page 6)
[Image: Mariel, with Peluchín, points at someone throwing a banana peel on the ground. There is a brown bin nearby.]
The person was surprised and picked up the banana peel, throwing it into the correct bin. Mariel smiled. She was helping to take care of the planet!
(Page 7)
[Image: The person smiles and throws the banana peel into the brown bin. Mariel and Peluchín are happy.]
From that day on, Mariel and Peluchín became the recycling superheroes. At home, at school, and in the park, they were always alert to make sure everyone used the right bins. They learned that every small act of recycling helps keep our planet clean and healthy for everyone.
(Page 8)
[Image: Mariel and Peluchín, dressed as superheroes, proudly point at recycling bins. There are children around recycling correctly.]
And colorín colorado, this story has ended. Remember, little friend, each one of us can be a recycling hero. Together, we can make a better world!
(Page 9)
[Image: Mariel and Peluchín hugging, looking at a smiling Earth.]
(Page 10)
[Image: Different recycling bins with the corresponding recycling symbols (paper/cardboard, plastic/metal, glass, organic) and simple text explaining what goes in each one.]
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