Theme: Attachment and renewal
The perfect dress
Rachael was a beautiful and vain girl. She loved when
she had a party because she could dress up even more and
wear pretty dresses.
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She had a dress that was her
favorite. It was yellow, almost gold, with
bright embroidery. She worn it to her aunt's
wedding and then to her birthday party.
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And she also wore it from
time to time at home because she felt like a
princess with it. |
But time passed and Rachael grew up.
One day she noticed that the dress was no longer
fitting. If she forced it, she could ruin the stitching.
She was very sad.
- Even if it doesn't fit me anymore,
I won't give it to anyone. Neither sell nor lend! This
is the best dress ever. It's the dress of my life! - she
said.
Her mother sometimes tried to talk to
the girl. She said that just as the dress had been good
for her, it could now make another girl happy too. But
Rachael was not convinced by any argument.
One day, going through her wardrobe,
she saw the yellow dress, took it off the hanger and
realized that it had a bad smell, from clothes that had
been stored for a long time.
Rachael took the dress, sat on her
bed and thought. She felt very sorry for not being able
to wear it anymore. A dress as beautiful as that one had
become useless and now it was just hidden, kept away all
the time. One day it would get too old and have to be
thrown away.
She knew it was a garment, a sewn
piece of cloth, but it still was hard for her to let it
go.
Rachael even cried when she realized
that the right thing to do was let another girl wear it.
She talked to her mother, and they decided to give it to
Rachael's little cousin, Renata. She was still little
and could get a lot out of it.
When Renata saw the dress, she jumped
with joy. Aunt Juliana, her mother, thanked Rachael a
lot, and said that she would help to take good care of
it so that it would remain beautiful for a long time.
Rachael felt very happy with her
cousin's happiness. Rachael's mother was also very happy
with her daughter's attitude and praised her courage for
having done what she knew was right, even though she
didn't feel like doing it.
Time passed and Rachael became a
teenager. When she turned fifteen, her mother had a
dress made for her birthday. Rachael chose the design
and the fabric, which was satin red. The seamstress made
it exactly as she wanted and, when it was ready, she
called her to try it on.
Rachael tried on the dress and felt
beautiful. With a huge smile she went to show her
mother.
- See, mom, how beautiful it turned
out! I loved! It's perfect! - she said excitedly - This
is the dress of my life!
Her mother, laughing, said to her:
- Oh no! Let's not start over! God
willing, you will have many perfect dresses in your
life! Each one will fulfill their role and that's all.
Rachael, who was super happy, hugged
her mother and said:
- It's OK! It’s a deal! I will want
to have many perfect dresses.
It is not easy to let go of the
things we care about, but it is necessary as life is
always on the move. Everything goes, but everything is
renewed too, and time is responsible for always bringing
us new and incredible opportunities.
Translation:
Larissa Martine - larissa_am@hotmail.com
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