Rice Shower!

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The first thought I had when I saw this prompt was rice raining down from the sky like the usual rain. This would be some kind of a miracle or some charity case.

I can also say it might not fall like shower but it can be in form of giving folks this rice in abundance for free.

But when I came online, I saw a compelling story of a young lady whom they tagged as rain shower. I'll leave some background story below:

Rain shower was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse who won the multiple Group 1 titles.

His name refers to the tradition of throwing rice at weddings for good luck.[3]

Rice Shower's first race was on September 21, 1991, when he won the 1991 Fuyo Stakes at Nakayama Racecourse.[2]

On November 8, 1992, Rice Shower captured the first major win of his career by winning the 1992 Kikuka-shō, defeating the favored Mihono Bourbon in the process. This was the horse's only win of 1992, though he came in second at the 1992 Tokyo Yūshun.[2]

Rice Shower had a strong 1993 season. He captured the Nikkei Sho on March 21, then followed it up by winning the April 23rd, Tenno Sho, which are both Group 1 titles,[2] dashing hopes for Mejiro McQueen to win the race three times in a row.[2]

He was winless in 1994, but in 1995, he captured the Tenno Sho (Spring) for a second time on April 23.

Rice Shower died on June 4, 1995. He fell during a race at the 1995 Takarazuka Kinen and was euthanized. He was 6 years old at the time. Link

The story is very intriguing but sad in the end to read of his death at the age of 6.

So, I would say that this prompt should be based on this character as a memorial.

You can view his picture on his horse here:

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