TheColorofFriendship
佚名 / Anonymous
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Greensaid:
“, , .”
Blueinterrupted:
“Youonlythinkabouttheearth, , youwouldallbenothing.”
Yellowchuckled:
“, gaiety, , themoonisyellow, , .”
Orangestartednexttoblowhertrumpet:
“, , pumpkins, oranges, mangoes, ’thangaroundallthetime, butwhenIfilltheskyatsunriseorsunset, mybeautyissostrikingthatnoonegivesanotherthoughttoanyofyou.”
Redcouldstanditnolongerheshoutedout:
“-life'sblood! , , theredrose, thepoinsettiaandthepoppy.”
Purpleroseuptohisfullheight, hewasverytallandspokewithgreatpomp:
“, chiefs, !Theylistenandobey.”
FinallyIndigospoke, muchmorequietlythanalltheothers, butwithjustasmuchdetermination:
“, , , forprayerandinnerpeace.”
Andsothecolorswentonboasting, , , drawingclosetooneanotherforcomfort.
Inthemidstoftheclamor, rainbegantospeak:
“Youfoolishcolors, fightingamongstyourselves, ’tyouknowthatyouwereeachmadeforaspecialpurpose, uniqueanddifferent? Joinhandswithoneanotherandcometome.”
Doingastheyweretold, thecolorsunitedandjoinedhands.
Theraincontinued:
“Fromnowon, whenitrains, .” Andso, wheneveragoodrainwashestheworld, andaRainbowappearsinthesky, toletusremembertoappreciateoneanother.
很久以前,世界上的各种颜色起了争执,每种颜色都自诩是最好、最重要、最有用、最漂亮、最受人青睐的。
绿色说:
“很显然,我是最重要的,我是生命和希望的象征。小草,树木和树叶都是绿色的。没有我,所有的动物都会死亡。环顾乡村的景色,我占着色彩的主导地位。”
蓝色打断绿色的话:
“你就只看到了大地,瞧瞧天空和海洋吧。天空代表着广阔、平和与静谧。而海洋是生命的起源,生命所必需的水分正是由海水蒸发凝成云团,然后形成降雨而得。没有象征和平的蓝色,一切都将是虚无的。”
黄色咯咯地笑道:
“你们过于严肃了。只有我才能给世界带来欢笑、愉悦和温暖。看看吧,太阳是黄色的,月亮是黄色的,就连星星也是黄色的。每次你看向日葵时,整个世界都笑了。没有黄色,欢乐就不复存在。”
橙色也开始吹嘘起来: