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In Iran, pomegranate is a very popular and relatively cheap fruit. Pomegranate gardens are beautiful from the time the blossoms are out to the time that the fruits hang from the branches ready to be picked. Let us visit the pomegranate harvest in a village in Iran.TRANSCRIPT
Harvesting Pomegranatein a village in Iran
Many crack open and fall
The cracked ones have to be seeded right away
Everyone has to help
Some, by climbing the treesto pick the fruit
Some, by playing backgroundmusic
And some, by being pretty
Pomegranate gardens area delight to walk in
You should watch your steps
…be good at catching,
and, climbing
Everyone shares in the harvesting
Women wear colors that match that
of the pomegranate
The village you just visited