"You teach us how to behave in the world," Severn told her audience.
Severn Cullis-Suzuki concluded her speech with a maxim that rejected the empty promises of the world's adults.
Recall a speech made 20 years ago at the World Economic Summit in Rio by a 12-year-old girl, Severn Cullis-Suzuki.
"We are going to Severn Corners—my husband and I," said the woman, smiling.
I think you all mean us kindly, and we are thankful for this lift to Severn Corners.
Then with a flirt of her sail we bade them good-bye and ran for the mouth of the Severn.
When we arrived in the Severn, we found the shore and water full of alertness.
At the top of the hill, beyond the Severn, there was a road which took off to the left.
Yes, here it was—with Greenberry Point just across the Severn.
A hand-net with a hoop and bar, used by fishermen on the banks of the Severn.
