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- Story Listed as: Fiction For Kids
- Theme: Fairy Tales & Fantasy
- Subject: Friends / Friendship
- Published: 09/28/2018
Raindrops In The Sky
Born 2007, F, from Portland OR, United StatesOnce upon a time, in a deep forest filled with evergreen trees and tweeting sparrows, lived a river that stretched to the ends of the forest. In the river lived many raindrops who wished to explore the world.
Splashy was a young raindrop, who yearned to escape from the river and venture out into the other ends of the forest. His mother always told him that one day, he would get to explore the world. Splashy always wondered when would that ever happen. “Patience, patience,” his mother would say to him, and Splashy has waited ever since.
Splashy swam over to the edge of the river, to where his best friend, Rosie, stood. She was a red tulip who had been Splashy’s friend for many years. Rosie was, in many ways, different from Splashy. She wished to be an actress that starred in Broadway shows and movies from Hollywood. But still, the two made the best of friends.
Splashy made his way over to Rosie, who was staring dreamily at a monarch butterfly.
“Rosie,” Splashy said, “when would I ever get to explore the world? I want to see other views, other than oak trees, squirrels, sparrows, grass… other things rather than the views we see everyday in the forest. I want to see buildings, cars, skyscrapers, and all kinds of places in the world.”
“I don’t know,” Rosie replied. “Let fate decide.” She continued to stare at the monarch butterfly.
“But I’ve waited for years! Years, decades! When will I get to leave the river?”
“Patience, buddy!” Rosie said. “The time will soon to come.” That was what Rosie always said to Splashy, and he always felt like as if Rosie wasn’t helping him at all.
Splashy swam back into the river, feeling hopeless. He felt like he wanted to give up, stop thinking about exploring the world. He sank into the river in a melancholy way, when suddenly, he started to feel lighter and lighter. He felt so light to the point that it felt like he was about to get carried away by the wind. Struggling, Splashy managed to swim to Rosie.
“What’s… happening to me?” Splashy shouted out to Rosie, starting to float on the air.
Rosie gasped. “What is happening to you?”
“That’s what I’m asking you!” Splashy shouted back, about to get pulled away by the wind.
“You’re leaving!” Rosie shouted back. “Isn’t this what you always wanted?”
“Yeah! But not so sudden as right now!” Splashy shouted back, floating even higher up in the air.
“I don’t want to lose one of my friends, Splashy!” Rosie shouted even louder. “Especially not my best friend!”
“I promise, Rosie, I’ll try to come back!” Splashy shouted as loud as he could, as he floated higher and higher up to the air, until he couldn’t spot Rosie.
Splashy floated up into a place filled with white, puffy cotton. The whole place was surrounded by blue. Everywhere. This must be the sky, Splashy thought.
Splashy suddenly started to see other raindrops make their way to the sky. He heard the raindrops screaming “Whee!” and “Look out!” What in the world is happening? Splashy thought, in a curious and worried manner.
He suddenly floated closer and closer into a group of clouds, making his way in.
Inside the cloud was filled with hundreds of other raindrops. All were laughing together, smiling, and having fun.
“Where am I?” Splashy asked a nearby raindrop.
“Don’t you know? We’ve made our way into a cloud!” the raindrop replied.
Really?! Splashy thought. This place is starting to get fun!
Splashy stayed in the cloud for many days, making new raindrop friends while playing chess and poker in the game room.
Splashy was playing solitaire with a fellow raindrop, winning by five points. He was happily playing his next move when a thought suddenly made its way to his head: Rosie would’ve won if we played Solitaire. He suddenly started to think about all the games he had played with Rosie, from checkers to scrabble. All Splashy felt was nostalgia and depression.
“What’s wrong?” his opponent asked.
“Nothing. I just miss my friend,” Splashy replied. He set his cards on the table and sighed.
“Hey, buddy, I know how you feel,” the raindrop said. “I once had a fellow friend named Sally. She was a mushroom, who I had as a friend for ten years. I got separated from her ever since I got evaporated to the clouds.”
A nearby raindrop came over. “Don’t feel bad,” the raindrop said. “You still have us.”
Many more raindrops came over to Splashy. They patted his back, reassured him, and told him funny jokes to make him laugh.
Meanwhile, as the raindrops supported Splashy, the clouds heard their conversation. They felt bad for them. Really bad. They wanted to help Splashy get back with his friend. The clouds started to turn gray. Grayer and grayer, until they were a dark gray color.
Splashy couldn’t believe it at first. He took off from the clouds rapidly. “WHEE!!!” Splashy screamed. Lightning struck from the sky and zapped down to the ground.
Splashy could see the whole forest, plus a big view of the enormous city that stood next to the forest. He could see buildings. He could see cars. He could see skyscrapers.
Splashy made his way down, back into the forest, back into the old river he used to live in.
Rosie stood on the grass. She looked astonished.
“I came back,” Splashy said to her. Rosie started to smile, bigger and bigger as each second passed.
Splashy was relieved to get back home. It wasn’t much comfortable in the cloud; it was packed with many other visitors. But now, he was back in the fresh, blue river, where there was much more space, and where his family and friends lived.
Splashy spent the next few days playing happily with Rosie. He was just too excited about his reunion with his best friend.
One day, while Splashy and Rosie were playing chess, Splashy started to feel very light. He started to drift up into the air.
“Oh no,” Rosie said, “you’re leaving again.”
“You know the drill,” Splashy replied. “See you in a week or two!”
Raindrops In The Sky(Sadie)
Once upon a time, in a deep forest filled with evergreen trees and tweeting sparrows, lived a river that stretched to the ends of the forest. In the river lived many raindrops who wished to explore the world.
Splashy was a young raindrop, who yearned to escape from the river and venture out into the other ends of the forest. His mother always told him that one day, he would get to explore the world. Splashy always wondered when would that ever happen. “Patience, patience,” his mother would say to him, and Splashy has waited ever since.
Splashy swam over to the edge of the river, to where his best friend, Rosie, stood. She was a red tulip who had been Splashy’s friend for many years. Rosie was, in many ways, different from Splashy. She wished to be an actress that starred in Broadway shows and movies from Hollywood. But still, the two made the best of friends.
Splashy made his way over to Rosie, who was staring dreamily at a monarch butterfly.
“Rosie,” Splashy said, “when would I ever get to explore the world? I want to see other views, other than oak trees, squirrels, sparrows, grass… other things rather than the views we see everyday in the forest. I want to see buildings, cars, skyscrapers, and all kinds of places in the world.”
“I don’t know,” Rosie replied. “Let fate decide.” She continued to stare at the monarch butterfly.
“But I’ve waited for years! Years, decades! When will I get to leave the river?”
“Patience, buddy!” Rosie said. “The time will soon to come.” That was what Rosie always said to Splashy, and he always felt like as if Rosie wasn’t helping him at all.
Splashy swam back into the river, feeling hopeless. He felt like he wanted to give up, stop thinking about exploring the world. He sank into the river in a melancholy way, when suddenly, he started to feel lighter and lighter. He felt so light to the point that it felt like he was about to get carried away by the wind. Struggling, Splashy managed to swim to Rosie.
“What’s… happening to me?” Splashy shouted out to Rosie, starting to float on the air.
Rosie gasped. “What is happening to you?”
“That’s what I’m asking you!” Splashy shouted back, about to get pulled away by the wind.
“You’re leaving!” Rosie shouted back. “Isn’t this what you always wanted?”
“Yeah! But not so sudden as right now!” Splashy shouted back, floating even higher up in the air.
“I don’t want to lose one of my friends, Splashy!” Rosie shouted even louder. “Especially not my best friend!”
“I promise, Rosie, I’ll try to come back!” Splashy shouted as loud as he could, as he floated higher and higher up to the air, until he couldn’t spot Rosie.
Splashy floated up into a place filled with white, puffy cotton. The whole place was surrounded by blue. Everywhere. This must be the sky, Splashy thought.
Splashy suddenly started to see other raindrops make their way to the sky. He heard the raindrops screaming “Whee!” and “Look out!” What in the world is happening? Splashy thought, in a curious and worried manner.
He suddenly floated closer and closer into a group of clouds, making his way in.
Inside the cloud was filled with hundreds of other raindrops. All were laughing together, smiling, and having fun.
“Where am I?” Splashy asked a nearby raindrop.
“Don’t you know? We’ve made our way into a cloud!” the raindrop replied.
Really?! Splashy thought. This place is starting to get fun!
Splashy stayed in the cloud for many days, making new raindrop friends while playing chess and poker in the game room.
Splashy was playing solitaire with a fellow raindrop, winning by five points. He was happily playing his next move when a thought suddenly made its way to his head: Rosie would’ve won if we played Solitaire. He suddenly started to think about all the games he had played with Rosie, from checkers to scrabble. All Splashy felt was nostalgia and depression.
“What’s wrong?” his opponent asked.
“Nothing. I just miss my friend,” Splashy replied. He set his cards on the table and sighed.
“Hey, buddy, I know how you feel,” the raindrop said. “I once had a fellow friend named Sally. She was a mushroom, who I had as a friend for ten years. I got separated from her ever since I got evaporated to the clouds.”
A nearby raindrop came over. “Don’t feel bad,” the raindrop said. “You still have us.”
Many more raindrops came over to Splashy. They patted his back, reassured him, and told him funny jokes to make him laugh.
Meanwhile, as the raindrops supported Splashy, the clouds heard their conversation. They felt bad for them. Really bad. They wanted to help Splashy get back with his friend. The clouds started to turn gray. Grayer and grayer, until they were a dark gray color.
Splashy couldn’t believe it at first. He took off from the clouds rapidly. “WHEE!!!” Splashy screamed. Lightning struck from the sky and zapped down to the ground.
Splashy could see the whole forest, plus a big view of the enormous city that stood next to the forest. He could see buildings. He could see cars. He could see skyscrapers.
Splashy made his way down, back into the forest, back into the old river he used to live in.
Rosie stood on the grass. She looked astonished.
“I came back,” Splashy said to her. Rosie started to smile, bigger and bigger as each second passed.
Splashy was relieved to get back home. It wasn’t much comfortable in the cloud; it was packed with many other visitors. But now, he was back in the fresh, blue river, where there was much more space, and where his family and friends lived.
Splashy spent the next few days playing happily with Rosie. He was just too excited about his reunion with his best friend.
One day, while Splashy and Rosie were playing chess, Splashy started to feel very light. He started to drift up into the air.
“Oh no,” Rosie said, “you’re leaving again.”
“You know the drill,” Splashy replied. “See you in a week or two!”
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Kevin Hughes
10/01/2018Sadie,
Jd and Hannah said it all. I would add that if you have Art talent, or know someone who like Illustrating, this would make a wonderful children's book! Smiles, Kevin
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