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After the Spaniards left their town, the couple tried to look for Maria but they couldn't find her even in the bushes where they hid her.
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| No! Huhuhu... She's gone!!! | |
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Instead they found a little plant that is very sensitive that when you touch it, it would immediately close.
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| Hey! I'm not a plant! Grrr!!! | |
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So they thought it was their daughter, Maria. They called the plant "Makahiya" that means "touch me not," like their daughter who was very shy.
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| We should call this plant Makahiya, for it is very shy. Just like our daughter. | |
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