The Little Boy and the Magic Clouds
The Good For Nothing Boy (Chapter 5) — Clouds
The little boy and the firefly were trying to decide where to go next when they saw something that really caught their attention. While from far away, they thought they were heading for a group of trees, they quickly realized they were gazing at something else. For instead of trees, there were green clouds gathered, some merely an inch above the ground, some as low as a bush, and some as high as real trees would be!
“Are these real?” the boy asked.
“I–I think so,” the firefly replied as he flew in and out of the clouds.
“They look like cotton candies!” the boy exclaimed as he tried to touch the clouds. “They feel different though.”
Walking through the clouds reminded the boy of a dream he once had. In his dream, however, he flew above the clouds. Here, he could only run and jump and walk around as he tried to kick the clouds around him. It wasn’t easy though. His feet would often just go through the clouds and they would barely move at all. Sometimes, his momentum would be enough to move the clouds as though a gust of wind has just blown them away.
The little boy and the firefly had a lot of fun while playing with the clouds. Soon they discovered they could somehow make all kinds…
