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A blue bird sang
as she sat in a tree. The sky was blue too, but there were gray clouds.
“When the clouds are gray, that means it will rain.” The blue bird didn’t
want it to rain. She liked it when it was sunny and warm. She sang a tune.
“I hope it does not rain. I hope the sun stays out. I like the sky when it
is blue. It makes me want to shout!”
A cow stood under
the tree. “Say, blue bird. Why are you singing that song? I want it to
rain. I like the rain. What if I sing a song too?” the cow said.
“You can sing a
song if you want to. Go ahead and sing,” the blue bird said.
The cow went moo
and it sang a song. “I hope that it does rain. I like the clouds so gray.
I hope the raindrops fall on me. That’s all I have to say. Moo!”
A chicken sat in
its nest near the tree. “Both of you stop singing. I cannot lay my eggs if
you sing all the time,” the chicken clucked.
“But the cow wants
it to rain,” the blue bird said.
“And the blue bird
wants it to be sunny,” the cow said.
“It cannot do
both. It can be sunny for a short time and then it can rain for a short
time. Will you be happy then?” the chicken clucked.
“I’ll be happy if
it is sunny for a short time,” the blue bird said.
“I’ll be happy if
it rains for a short time,” the cow said.
Just then the sky
went dark. They saw big black clouds and raindrops fell from them. “It is
raining! I am happy.” The cow ran into the corn and went moo! “I love the
rain. I love the dark clouds. I am happy when it rains.” The rain fell all
day. The corn got wet. The blue bird got wet. The chicken in the nest and
her eggs got wet. The dirt was no longer dirt; it was mud. The cow ran in
the mud. “I love the rain. I love the rain.”
Later that day the
sun came out and the rain went away. The big black clouds went away. The
raindrops went away and a rainbow came out. “Look at the rainbow. It
always comes after the rain. It is pretty!” said the chicken.
The cow and the
blue bird saw the rainbow. The sun felt warm and the blue bird is happy.
She sang a song. “I am glad that it rained, so we can see a rainbow. I am
glad that it stopped, so we can see the sun.”
The cow sang a
song. “I am glad that it rained, so I can run in the mud. I am glad that
it stopped, so you can see the sun.”
The cow and the
bluebird and the chicken were happy now. The chicken’s eggs lay in the
nest and sang a song. “We are glad that it rained. We are glad that it
stopped now. I wish you’d go away, little bluebird and big cow.”
The chicken
giggled. The cow giggled and went into the corn. The blue bird giggled and
flew up into the tree. They were all happy now. |
