Rainbow- bow to rain

[Guest guest]

Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel. All claimed

that they were the best. The most important. The most useful. The

favorite.

 

Green said:

"Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and of hope.

I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves. Without me, all animals

would die. Look over the countryside and you will see that I am in

the majority."

 

 

Blue interrupted:

"You only think about the earth, but consider the sky and the sea. It

is the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds

from the deep sea. The sky gives space and peace and serenity.

Without my peace, you would all be nothing."

 

 

Yellow chuckled:

"You are all so serious. I bring laughter, gaiety, and warmth into

the world. The sun is yellow, the moon is yellow, the stars are

yellow. Every time you look at a sunflower, the whole world starts to

smile. Without me there would be no fun."

 

 

Orange started next to blow her trumpet:

"I am the color of health and strength. I may be scarce, but I am

precious for I serve the needs of human life. I carry the most

important vitamins. Think of carrots, pumpkins, oranges, mangoes, and

papayas. I don't hang around all the time, but when I fill the sky at

sunrise or sunset, my beauty is so striking that no one gives another

thought to any of you."

 

 

Red could stand it no longer he shouted out:

"I am the ruler of all of you. I am blood - life's blood! I am the

color of danger and of bravery. I am willing to fight for a cause. I

bring fire into the blood. Without me, the earth would be as empty as

the moon. I am the color of passion and of love, the red rose, the

poinsettia and the poppy."

 

 

Purple rose up to his full height:

He was very tall and spoke with great pomp: "I am the color of

royalty and power. Kings, chiefs, and bishops have always chosen me

for I am the sign of authority and wisdom. People do not question me!

They listen and obey."

 

 

Finally Indigo spoke, much more quietly than all the others, but with

just as much determination:

 

"Think of me. I am the color of silence. You hardly notice me, but

without me you all become superficial. I represent thought and

reflection, twilight and deep water. You need me for balance and

contrast, for prayer and inner peace."

 

And so the colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own

superiority. Their quarreling became louder and louder. Suddenly

there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder rolled and

boomed. Rain started to pour down relentlessly. The colors crouched

down in fear, drawing close to one another for comfort.

 

In the midst of the clamor, Rain began to speak:

"You foolish colors, fighting amongst yourselves, each trying to

dominate the rest. Don't you know that you were each made for a

special purpose, unique and different? Join hands with one another

and come to me."

 

Doing as they were told, the colors united and joined hands. The Rain

continued:

"From now on, when it rains, each of you will stretch across the sky

in a great bow of color as a reminder that you can all live in peace.

The Rainbow is a sign of hope for tomorrow." And so, whenever a good

rain washes the world, and a Rainbow appears in the sky, let us

remember to appreciate one another.