Short Story for Kids written by: Vanessa Weber.
Click to read: RAINBOW CLOTHING /FIRST PART)
…One day, before finishing the school year, a count assistant came to the school to announce that there was going to bee a ball in palace, in honour to the new graduates without exceptions.
Girls in school went mad, they started to call the best dressmakers to make their dresses of the wealthy students before the ball, they wanted to be radiant because they all knew that the count had a handsome son that no girl in town had ever conquered him, so, now it was their chance.
The only thing that it was talked about at school was the ball, but Emma ignored it, she was only interested in finishing her studies the best way possible.
But Emma´s parents heard about the event and decided that as a reward to all her achievements, Emma had to attend. So, organized a big surprise, her mom made as many rolls as she could and bought the best clothing to make her dress for the ball.
The day of the ball, Emma´s mom showed her the dress she had made with love for her. It was when Emma´s beautiful eyes shined like the stars the mountain could caress joining the moon.
Then Emma jumped with joy, held her dress with her arms and danced with it all over the meadow. But Emma did not expected the strong wind that snatched the dress from her hands and carried it until the cliff, where was imposible to go down.
Emma cried so hard, felt like betraying her mother, until fell asleep on the meadow. She had so much tears that the afternoon sun, reflected on her tears, formed the most beautiful rainbow around Emma.
The light of that rainbow woke up Emma, and what a surprise when se found out that colorful little pieces were falling from the rainbow over her body making the most beautiful clothing, creating a real work of art.
She shined so much that her parents went out to check what was going on, and found out that was Emma wearing an amazing dress that nobody could ever imagine, and with her beautiful black hair and her pink cheeks she shined like a goodness coming from the most beautiful fairy tale.
Her tears turned into sapphires, and her incredible blue shoes contrasted perfectly with her intense blue look.
Emma´s parent were shocked facing such a beauty, then Emma ran and ran through the meadow until she arrived to the count´s house. All the guests and Emma´s classmates were perplexed, seeing Emma with pieces of rainbow clothing and her sapphire shoes lighting up the whole ball room.
It was that day when Emma´s classmates learnt not to judge people just by the appearances, pieces of rainbow clothing can rain over you when you least expect it.
The son of the count fell in love with her and realized she was the woman of her life.
Even today, in that not too far away place, where the mountains caress the sun, the moon and the stars. Emma goes with her husband, the count´s son, to visit her parents, to look after the sheep and to bake rolls. To contemplate the moon, the stars and the warm tonalities that every dusk transform the sky into a painting.
THE END
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