The Flower Picker

The Flower Picker

Once in a small town, a boy named Vinu lived. He went to the park every evening to play. His mother will give him some snacks to eat at the park. He would play in the park and when he became tired, he would eat the snacks.When the spring season came, the park looked beautiful with all flowers. He started picking flowers from the park. The Park guard placed a sign board saying "Do not pluck the flowers". Vinu came to the park as usual in the evening. He saw the board. Vinu did not obey to the sign.

He started plucking the flowers. There were lot of bees collecting nectar from the flowers. Vinu kept plucking the flowers daily. The bees decided to teach him a lesson. They went to the little dog named Pito of the Park guard. The Bees told him that Vinu has been plucking all the flowers in the park which will affect their nectar collection. Pito agreed to help. Next day, when Vinu came, Pito followed him and hid behind a plant. Vinu kept the snack box in the park bench and started playing. Without his knowledge, Pito grabbed the snacks box and ate all the snacks. He kept back the box in the same bench and left.

Vinu became tired, he sat in the bench and opened his snack box.
"Alas! The snack box was empty!" Vinu was shocked to see his empty snack box.
He could not see anyone around. He wondered how the snack box became empty. He remembered that his mommy kept cream biscuits in the box.  Next evening also Pito came and ate his snacks.

A week passed by, still Vinu's snacks were missing. Vinu decided to hide and see if someone is coming to take his snacks. He saw Pito taking his snack box, he came running to catch him. Pito ran with the snack box upto the tallest tree in the park. Vinu also reached near Pito.

"Why are you stealing my snack?"
"Why are you stealing the food of bees?"
"What are you saying?"
"Look above. See, there is a bee hive. There are lot of bees living in the hive feeding on nectar from flowers in the park." You are plucking flowers everyday. How will the bees will have food then? If you kill all the flowers, the park will be ugly. Do you know that? Pito told angrily

Vinu realised that he was spoiling the food of bees and spoiling the beauty of the park. He felt sorry for plucking the flowers and told Pito that he will not pluck flowers again. Pito returned his snack box. Vinu shared his snack with Pito. They both became friends. The park looked beautiful with colorful flowers with the bees buzzing happily thereafter.

Moral: Show love to other living creatures and respect their life.

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