Theme: Friendship, happiness
The gift
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One day, Ivone's mother came home with a box and
called her daughter saying that she had brought
her a gift. |
The girl, happy with the unexpected surprise, took the
box and saw that inside there were seven small vases of
flowers. The vases were all the same, beautiful, well
decorated. But the flowers were different. Each one in a
different color, forming a beautiful set.
Ivone loved the gift. Her mother taught her how to take
care of the delicate flowers. They chose to place the
vases next to the living room window so they could
receive plenty of light.
The girl watered each pot carefully and then watched the
flowers, looking at the colors of the petals and
smelling their perfume.
Ivone had a very special friend, Sofia. They studied in
the same class and lived on the same street. When they
met, Ivone showed the news and Sofia also found the
little flowers charming.
- How cute! I loved these flowers! They are beautiful,
especially the red ones. It was quite a gift your mother
gave you - Sofia said happily.
The days passed, Ivone continued to admire and care for
her pots, which continued to be beautiful. But soon
Ivone found out that her friend was sick, with chicken
pox, and that was why she couldn't leave the house.
Ivone went to Sofia's house, but her mother explained
that she couldn't go in to avoid the risk of catching
chicken pox too. The friends were only able to see each
other and exchange a few words through the glass in
Sofia's bedroom window.
Ivone found Sofia looking very haggard, with her face
full of spots. In addition to feeling unwell from the
illness, she also seemed sad about not being able to go
out and play.
Walking back to her house, Ivone thought of some way to
cheer up her friend. She then had a good idea and the
next day she took her little vase with red flowers to
give Sofia a gift.
Through the window, Ivone could see Sofia holding the
vase with a big smile and jumping up and down with joy.
Ivone was also very happy and realized that she had
achieved what she wanted: to make her friend happy and
show her how much she cared about her.
When Ivone looked at her six little vases in the window,
she remembered the one with red flowers, which was so
beautiful and was no longer there. But that didn't make
her sad, on the contrary.
Receiving a gift is great, but being able to make
someone happy is even better.
(Adapted from the story “The Flowers of
Joy”.)
Translation:
Larissa Martine - larissa_am@hotmail.com
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