MATTHEW AND THE MAGICAL PATCH OF DANDELIONS
A little boy Matthew was sitting in time out for sneaking candy out of the pantry, upset and confused, he wished for a world without limits and rules. Five minutes went by and with a big sigh, he jumped out of his chair and ran outside for some fresh air.
While playing catch he spotted a patch, of magical flowers with secret powers. The enchanted dandelions sparkled in the sun, he leaned over, smiled and picked one.
He hid behind the shed, closed his eyes, blew at it and said: “I want a bowl filled with fish.” He opened his eyes, and to his surprise, it didn’t grant him his wish, there were no fish.
Matthew decided to try again with different words instead, he thought this time he needed to rhyme: “Dandelion, dandelion, grant me a wish, please let me have a huge bowl filled with colorful fish!” He opened his eyes and on the ground, was a huge bowl with fish floating around: “It worked, it worked, I found a way, to get what I wish for by rhyming what I say!”
Matthew ran with excitement and pleasure and picked the second of six of the dandelion treasure: “Dandelion, dandelion, please let me be home alone, I want to create a world of my own, I want lots of candy to eat all day long, and no one around to tell me it’s wrong!” The Dandelion seeds twirled in the wind and all kinds of candy appeared before him, his mommy and daddy and even his sister, were lifted and taken by the mysterious twister.
The boy jumped up and down cheerful and delighted, he rushed to make his next wish, could not wait, he was too excited: “Dandelion, dandelion, instead of going to school, I want to play all day in a giant swimming pool!” As requested the pool was granted but it wasn’t enough it needed all sorts of stuff.
Wish number four was going to be filling his pool with toys and animals from the sea: “Dandelion, dandelion, please give me things to play with, I want slides, dolphins, sea turtles and star fish!” The boy had it all, no parents with rules, no sister to care for and mostly no school. He had a pool and sea creatures but thought it would be grand, if he could add to his world a castle made of sand.
Matthew shouted while holding the fifth flower in hand: “Dandelion, dandelion, please give me a castle made of sand, make it big, the largest known to Man!” The extraordinary dandelions made the boy so glad, he decided to hold onto the last wish he had. The little boy rolled in the sand, slid on the slides, rode the dolphins and played with the star fish; he was having so much fun, yet was sad, as he had no one to share it with.
After so much playing he got hungry and didn’t hesitate to eat so much candy that gave him a really bad belly ache. Suddenly he realized the reason for the time out, his mommy didn’t want him to hurt, she, must love him with all of her heart. Matthew had everything he ever wanted but couldn’t be happy, he missed his mommy, little sister and daddy.
He remembered he had one more wish so he ran, he ran to the dandelion patch where it all began. He picked the last of the dandelions, knowing exactly what to do, he held it up, closed his eyes and spoke these words as he blew: “Dandelion, dandelion, thank you for all the fun, but I want all of my wishes to be undone, please take all of your gifts away and bring back my family forever to stay!”
He opened his eyes and no longer could see, the castle, the pool, the fish and the candy. He ran into the house ever so thankfully to be with his loving, irreplaceable family. His sister
waddled toward him as always so happy, his mommy lovingly smiled as he jumped on his daddy.
The magical dandelions had given Matthew so much more than all the silly things he had wished for. He now knew why the rules were in place, to keep him healthy, happy and safe.
The little boy thought to himself: “My family loves me for me and that is the most magical thing there could be!”
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