People in Quiet Town are very sad that their old friend, Time River, is facing the end of its life next October. The river 1 a lot to the people in the town. They all grow up and live with it all their lives.

In the old times, people in the town 2 their houses on both sides of the river. The houses in each block shared a public washing room. On Mondays, people came and washed their clothes together there. They hung their clothes at the back of each house. Those clothes with different colors 3 a beautiful picture along the river.

Now Time River is going to be filled in to make more land to build on. People are happy that they 4 more living space. But at the same time, they feel sorry that they must say good-bye to their old friend. So they have decided to give a party one day a year to remember the river.