Week 7 Story: The Greener Grass
The Greener Grass
That next morning, the dandelion asked the sun to bring her to the other meadow this the larger mountains. The sun agreed and called the wind to take her away. There the dandelion lies there excited about her new home. When the sun rose the next morning, the dandelion realized that the mountain that she once wanted to be around covered up her daily sun and she grew sad and tired. The next morning, she begged the sun to take her up the mountain where she could get the best light and view. The sun agreed and whisked her away to the top of the mountain. That next morning when the sun rose the dandelion became ill because the sun was so bright and powerful on top of the mountain.
The dandelion once remembered her original meadow and how perfect it was. She dreamed about the days where she played in the perfect green grass with the perfect mountain and the perfect amount of light. The dandelion called to the sun one more time and begged to return to the meadow. The sun agreed and had the wind take her back to her original meadow. From that day on the dandelion never complained or asked for something from the sun ever again.
Author's Note: This story is based on the Japanese Fairy Tale, The Stonecutter. This story is originally about a stonecutter who lived a very satisfying life until he saw the riches and fortune he was missing. He wanted to be rich and the spirit mountain answered. He saw how nice it was to be a prince and the spirit mountain answered. He saw how nice it was to be the sun so the spirit mountain made him one. He saw how powerful a cloud was so the spirit mountain turned into one. The stonecutter saw how powerful a rock was so the spirit mountain turned him into one. The stonecutter saw how powerful a child was so the stonecutter asked to be turned back into a man and the spirit mountain did so. The stonecutter was happy again and didn't ask for another thing.
Bibliography: The Violet Fairy Book by Andrew Lang and illustrated by H. J. Ford (1901).
Hi Grace. This is great! I love how you made the main character of your story a flower. What a clever idea! I think I read The Stonecutter this semester...I think. How sad is that that I can't remember what I have and have not read? Anyway... You did a great job in telling this tale and I loved the imagery of the mountain and the sun. Well done.
ReplyDeleteHi Grace! I read The Stonecutter as well, but I never would have thought to retell it like this. It is so unique to tell this story from the perspective of a dandelion. You kept the same core idea as the original, but added this lovely imagery with the sun and the wind and the mountains. Really good job!
ReplyDeleteHey Grace, have you ever considered writing children's stories? I know these stories are inspired by myths, but you have a lot of unique takes on them. I could see this one in particular being a really cute story. If you haven't considered it, you should. You definitely have the talent for it! Good job on all your writings, I really enjoy them!
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