Monkey Stories: Golden Sunflowers
A little monkey lived on the northern side of the mountain. Unlike the southern side, the northern side got very little sunlight. So, the little monkey always thought, “It’s so cold and lonely here. It would be great to have a patch of golden sunlight.” But thinking about it was one thing; what could he do about it?
He pondered for a long time and finally came up with a great idea at the very end of spring—to plant sunflowers! Don’t sunflowers look like little suns? Having made up his mind, the little monkey set off with a bag of wild fruits. From morning until noon, he ran all the way to the southern side of the mountain.
In the best seed store, the little monkey exchanged his wild fruits for a bag full of plump sunflower seeds. Then, he ran back from noon until dusk, returning to the northern side of the mountain.
The next day, before dawn, the little monkey started working. He wanted to plant a patch of “sunlight” on the northern side of the mountain. First, he swung his hoe, then he dug with his shovel, and finally, he scattered the seeds. He planted all the sunflower seeds into the ground. The little monkey then carried buckets of water from the stream, making trip after trip, pouring the sweet water onto the land. The dry soil became moist, glistening under the moonlight.
“Phew—finally, all the seeds are planted!” The little monkey breathed a long sigh of relief and lay down on the field ridge, gazing at the ground. Gurgle, gurgle, a faint sound came from beneath the ridge; it was the sunflower seeds greedily drinking the water. “Grow quickly, my little suns!” The little monkey murmured, slowly drifting into dreamland.
The wind blew, the birds sang, urging the little monkey to check the field. Wow! All the places where he had scattered the seeds sprouted green, tender shoots, kissed by the warm sunlight.
The little monkey was overjoyed. He watered and fertilized them, taking care of the sunflowers every day. Before long, the northern side of the mountain was covered with golden sunflowers, feeling warm as if bathed in sunlight day and night.
Thank you for reading! ” Sitestorys “
