“It’s winter and I’ve heard that it’s snowing in the Northern Mountains,” exclaimed Dazel to Swain the swan as the two birds fluttered to the Aviary School for Birds on Friday morning.

“Do you want to accompany me there this Saturday?” the duck asked.

“Ummmm… Dazel, your adventures in the mountains are always very dangerous,” the swan said, shaking its head with a sigh. “Whenever you go up to the Northern Mountains, you get ensnared in some terrible escapade.”

“Yes, yes,” said Dazel laughing it off, “but I will avoid all those mistakes I have made in the previous adventures. And it snows only once a year. And trust me, it’s worth witnessing.”

“I for one want a peaceful weekend and I would also advise you not to go alone,” Swain suggested. Dazel shrugged good-naturedly and the two friends prepared themselves for the morning assembly.

In the geography class, their teacher, Kia the kingfisher, revealed, “We are studying different biomes and our next topic is tundra — this is a type of biome where the tree growth is hindered by low temperatures and short growing seasons. The Northern Mountains in D’Land are an example of the Alpine-Alpine tundra where the high elevation and adverse climate makes it too cold and windy to support tree growth,” Kia replied.

Dazel could not control her excitement. “What a coincidence! I’m planning to go see the snowfall in the Northern Mountains........

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