“Daddy, it feels refreshing, reading my books here.” Tommy said as he laid down on his father’s lap.
“Yes, indeed, it’s refreshing staying under the tree because it brings in fresh air.” Father responded.
Now, let me tell you a story, son.
Once upon a time, there lived an old woman who had nine children living with her. She was so kind to the children and would always get them edible gifts whenever she returned home from any outing. As a result of this, the children would always look forward to her arrival from work. One day, as soon as she got back home, the children hurried up towards her in excitement to welcome her. “Grandma, what did you buy for us today?” The children asked.
“Dear children, I got something beautiful for you today.”
Surprisingly, the old woman brought out seeds and plant cuttings and handed them over to each one of them. The children looked in surprise and disappointment as the old woman gave them seeds as their gifts.
“But grandma, this isn’t a gift.” One of the children protested.
“My dear, this is one of the best gifts to the Earth. These are called seeds and plant cuttings; they grow into trees and plants with fruits.”
“But how does this work?” The children asked.
“Come with me, let’s have an interesting activity.” The old woman said as she divided the children into three groups. She gave everyone in group one watermelon seedlings, then, group two was given tomato seedlings while the third group was given aloe Vera plant cuttings.
“Now this is it, I will be going on a far journey and my desire is that I meet this place more beautiful and healthier than I am leaving it. And guess what, these seeds in your hands are what will get my desire granted. All that you have to do is to plant these seeds at the house balcony because there we have good soil, sufficient sunlight and easy access to water. You will plant your respective seeds and care for them appropriately. That will make our home more beautiful and healthier. And guess what? You will have so many watermelons to eat.”
The children were really glad to hear this and the next day, before the old woman began her journey, she practically taught them. Then, the children fell in love with the amazing adventure.
They grew the plants and cared for them until the return of the old woman.
The old woman was glad and she said to herself, “now, I can have more days here on Earth because the home is healthy, good and green.”
“Wow!” Tommy exclaimed as his father got to the end of the story.
“Daddy, I want to be like one of those children, I want my future home to be healthy and I will tell my friends in school that planting makes the Earth good and green.”
“Yes, you will, my son. I was one of those children and that is why we have all these tree plantings and gardens in our house which makes it more beautiful and healthier.” The father concluded as Tommy laid down back on his father’s laps to relax again.
Read – Our Planet Our Home – A Children’s Story by Stephen A Kube, Cameroon
That was such a beautiful storyline 👍👍👍
Short ,detailed and beautiful 😍