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Mara’s Farm Choices

You spend a day on a real farm with Mara, learning how a farmer cares for soil, animals, and the people who eat the harvest. Your choices lead to different farm adventures and cozy endings.

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Female farmer with a round face and calm smile, bright focused eyes, wearing a worn olive jacket and brown wool hat, holding a small beige notebook and pencil with her hand raised as if listening to the farm; a colorful red-and-gold rooster on the left fence crowing; a gentle brown-and-white cow poking its head from the middle stall chewing grass; early-morning farm yard with gravel and glistening puddles, red plank barn, matte metal silo, rows of green fields and apple trees, golden sunrise light and light fog; she opens the barn door in an attentive, composed pose as animals respond around her, creating a tranquil warm scene with dewdrops on leaves, weathered wood texture and stacked straw.

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Hush: A very quiet sound, like the world holding its breath.
Damp: A little wet, but not soaked.
Straw: Dry, tube-like stalks left from harvested grain, used for animal bedding.
Irrigation: A way to give water to plants using pipes or hoses.
Drip irrigation: A slow watering system that drops water directly at plant roots.
Thermometer: A tool that measures how warm or cold something is.
Pollinators: Insects or animals that move pollen and help plants make seeds.
Seed-starting mix: A light soil made for baby plants to start growing well.
Nutrients: Food parts that plants and animals need to grow strong and healthy.
Float valve: A device in a water tank that stops water when it is full.
First-aid: Simple care or bandages given right away for small injuries.
Observe: To watch carefully and notice small details.
Filter: A tool that removes dirt or bits from water or air.
Algae: Simple green plants that grow in water, like green slime.
Clog: A blockage that stops water or things from moving through.

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