Fading Flowers PDF

On the way home from school, we picked some beautiful yellow dandelions.

I made sure to put them in water right away so that they wouldn’t wilt too quickly.

They looked beautiful on our table during lunchtime.

But, they looked a little wilted at dinnertime.

Then, when bedtime came along: “Oh no!

My flowers are dead!

What can I do?”

I guess that kind of flower doesn’t last very long.

The next morning at breakfast, to my surprise: “The flowers are alive again!”

I guess they weren’t dead after all, but were only sad or sleeping.

Ha! Ha!

That night, I felt upset because I didn’t have time to play before bed.

“Oh no!” said Mom.

“It looks like my little flower is fading.”

“Is she talking about me? Am I like a flower too?”

It was sad to see the flowers wilt.

Do I look like that when I get upset?

Think, think, think!

Oh, I get it now.

When I put a smile on my face, I look like a cheery, lively flower!

But when I am grumpy, I start to look droopy and sad, just like a wilting dandelion.

I want to keep my smile going forever and ever.