Theme: Respect
The Yellow
There are many colors in the world. And they are all
special. They help to make things more beautiful, to
distinguish them and to send messages.
All colors are important. But there was a time when
Yellow was not well regarded by the other colors. Some
thought it was very extravagant, and others that it was
ugly.
With no respect, the other colors kept saying:
“I don't want to be close to Yellow. It doesn't match my
beauty!”
“Who likes Yellow? The best thing it does is mix with
red to become orange.”
“Did you notice how Yellow makes things ugly? It is no
wonder that there is almost nothing of that color.”
“It always wants to attract attention. Being so ugly, it
shouldn't be so showcased!”
There were so many mean comments that Yellow started to
believe that it was really inferior to the other colors.
Yellow felt rejected and despised by everyone.
One day, bored with this situation, it decided not to
work anymore. It no longer wanted to appear, nor did it
want to give color to anything else.
When they knew that nothing else would be yellow, the
other colors didn't even care. They even thought it was
a good thing.
And so, things that were yellow started to have a
different shade. And the world started to change.
In a short time, there were no more yellow canaries in
the branches of the trees.
A wide variety of beautiful flowers, such as orchids,
dahlias, chrysanthemums, tulips, roses, daisies,
sunflowers and many others have lost their color and
part of their beauty.
Some trees, such as caesalpinia, trumpet tree, sweet
acacia, also suffered the loss of their showy yellow
flowers.
The sight of the yellowed wheat fields, swaying with the
flow of the wind, left much nostalgia.
The chicks and ducklings, which were once seen from
afar, looking like fluffy pompoms following their
mothers, were no longer yellow.
The warning signal at traffic lights was no longer
drawing so much attention.
Gold, a metal so precious that it embellishes precious
jewels, no longer shone as before.
But the worst of all is that the Sun, the star-king who
illuminates and gives life to our planet, was no longer
yellow. The rays of sunlight that invaded the windows
were no longer the same color or the same brightness,
and they no longer brought so much warmth.
This changed the landscape of the Earth. Everything
started to get darker and sadder, with less variety. No
other color could replace Yellow and colorize things
exactly as it did.
People, animals, plants and even other colors began to
realize the beauty and importance that Yellow had.
Everywhere, they began to make comments wishing it would
return.
And there were so many regrets, so much homesickness and
so many requests, that Yellow came back.
That day, everyone was happy with its presence,
embellishing, brightening and highlighting things as
only it knew how to do.
And that is how the other colors learned that everyone
created by God is unique and important. Each one has a
role to play in the world.
And, knowing this, they came to respect each other and
lived in harmony, happily ever after.
Translation:
Larissa Martine - larissa_am@hotmail.com
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