*For the next couple of months, look here for
the weekly “Friendship Garden” series. It’s a tale for children that can be
enjoyed by adults.
What was that? She
could hear a loud buzzing noise. Where was it coming from?
Ouch! It hurt when
she tried to open her eyes. It was really bright . . . why? Where was she? What is this place? Polly was trying to have
a look around. She needed to figure out where that noise was coming from. After
a few minutes, she was able to get her eyes open and she could see others! Some
of them were still trying to open their eyes too. Others already had their eyes
open and they were cheering loudly. Now that she had her eyes open, she liked
the brightness. It was kind of warm and cheery - a very happy place really.
Where were they
all? WHAT were they all? Polly learned that the noise she heard was coming from
all the others, who were all talking at once. They were trying to figure out
where they were and what they were.
As Polly looked
around, she could see that all the others were light green and very wispy and
very delicate looking. She looked down at herself - she also was light green
and very wispy. She continued to look around and . . . oh wow! Some of the others were talking to
her! They were shouting, “Hi, how are you? Isn’t this fun?” Polly realized she
could speak to them. “Yes,” she shouted, “This is fun and sunny and warm!”
Polly decided
this must be her house. She found out later that it is a house, but it is
called a greenhouse. The greenhouse
has lots and lots of windows that let in lots and lots of sun light. That’s why it is so bright inside. It is
where the baby flowers begin to grow from seeds into healthy plants. And she
was one of them! She was a flower!
Over in the
corner - just sitting and soaking in the sunshine, was a very large, very full,
and very colorful . . . what? “What was that?” Polly said to
herself. She looked at it and wondered some more. But she did not have to
wonder for long, because it was looking right back at her and then it spoke to
her!
It said, “Hello
Polly, how are you dear?” Polly could not speak. She was so shocked, so
surprised and excited by all the wonderful, bright colors that were covering
this beautiful thing - that she was speechless. The very large, beautiful thing
in the corner spoke again, “Don’t be afraid dear, I am your Grandmother.”
So, Polly decided
to be brave. She took a deep breath and she answered, “Grandmother, I don’t
understand what’s going on. I don’t know
what you are or even what I am.” They talked all day and she peppered her Grandmother
with lots of questions. Polly’s Grandmother’s name was Prudence. Polly learned
that she and her Grandmother were flowers called Pansies. So her name was Polly
Pansy.
Grandmother explained that Polly came from a seed that was put into some
soil, here in the warm greenhouse, and she was very much loved, fed and
watered. Granny Prudence also told Polly that she would grow into a beautiful
flower with many, many, colorful petals and that she would look the same as
Granny looked! “Would you like to look
like I do, Polly?” Grandmother asked. Polly shouted, “Oh yes!”. . . She almost jumped right out of her soil, she
was so excited. She found it hard to
imagine that she could be almost as colorful as her Grandmother!
Quiz Question to
spark a conversation with your child:
What is a “greenhouse” used for?
*Look for more
things to happen to Polly & her friends coming up next in Chapter 2.
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