In a little country town
In the mountains way up high
Lived Farfiza Soluçao
A trouble-making girl, aged nine

At the center of the town
Was a big and deep dark hole
Where they threw their garbage down
Where it went, they did not know

A fearsome creature lurked in lore
No one believed that anymore

One day the earth it started really shaking
Even the mayor did not know what to do
All the buildings were collapsed and breaking
The people turned and said it’s up to you

She didn’t want to be some kind of hero
She just wanted to play hide and go seek
Words of wisdom? No, they offered zero
She was the only person brave enough to speak

So, on a rope they lowered her down, down, down into the big and deep dark hole. The smell was horrible. And peering out from under a mountain of garbage were two giant, sad eyes.

“Are you the fearsome creature of lore?,” she asked.

“Yes, but I mean no harm. I love the town,” the creature replied. “It’s just that, that… It’s just that… AAACHOOOO!”

The creature’s sneeze rumbled and shook everything around.

“... I don’t feel very well these days.”

Farfiza knew what must be done. Back on the surface she told the whole town what she had seen and what they must do. So, little by little they cleaned all of the garbage from the hole. Lo and behold, the earthquakes stopped. Now, instead of garbage once a day they send down a bouquet of lilacs - the creature’s favorite flower.


And now Farfiza has become a hero
That’s a really big responsibility
Didn’t want to be some kind of hero
She was the only person brave enough to speak