Lentils, rice, and beans grow in Poor. The Poor work the fields, but the lands are fertile and unpolluted. They give what they have to visitors.
“They are kind,” says Miss Emeline Traveler. “But not more kind than other places. That’s a misconception.”
“The Poor can do much with very little,” says the Guide.
Poor ends the day with golden sunsets, the only gold in the land.
Many birds and bugs, small creatures and critters make their home here. All roam freely.
The Poor live in huts. They work on Community Shelters and these are their most elaborate structures, while still modest. Here the Poor gather to celebrate and meet to discuss what crops to grow in the new year.
Few visit Poor. Other lands disregard it but many, many, many people live here.
“They are inventive. I learned a lot from them,” says Miss Doe Friend.
The circular desert Hungry lies in the middle of Poor, a fallow patch, surrounded by a deep and tall wall. No food can be grown in Hungry and it is difficult to get food into the capitol either by underground tunnel or lift over the walls made of skulls.
Birds airdrop food in since the Poor do not have airplanes.
Many think they have visited Hungry, but, in fact, only the residents are familiar with the territory.
“Most have only been to Peckish and Hangry,” says Miss Doe Friend. “Quite different places. Miss Emeline was quite strict about our visit. She almost disallowed me to accompany her, but I begged her not to go alone.”
The Hungry are frail. The Poor come here to die. Hungry is filled with bones and skeletons.
“Most only make it to the walls of Hungry and stand outside in the cold wind listening to the moan of the Hungry inside,” says Miss Emeline Traveler.
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