Sze Ee Lee, a 14-year-old Malaysian girl, has won the 36th Universal Postal Union International Letter-Writing Competition. It is the first time that Malaysia wins the international competition for young people, which has been held since 1972.
Dear People of the World,
Don’t be surprised when you see this letter. Let me introduce myself. My name is Cody, a tiger cub that lives in the rainforest of Malaysia. I may be small but I have seen horrific things done to the creatures of the Earth.
I couldn’t sleep for days when I heard about what had happen to my cousin Nikki. Luckily, he was rescued from the cooking pot just in time. Kind people have since then taken good care of him. So I have many words to say to the people of this planet.
I want to congratulate you all. Many of you have good education and live in your so-called world of modernization. Does this mean that humans are civilized?
Yet, why do humans still need to invade our jungle besides hunting us like in those primitive days. Dear people of the World, don’t burn our homes and occupy the area, our natural habitat. We have no other place to go.
For the 37th competition, the UPU is inviting youngsters to write a letter explaining why the world needs more tolerance - a particularly relevant theme in an age of globalization, migration and other trends bringing ever more people from different cultures into contact with each other.
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