Lily A mountain's flower

sharp to simply scale it. Instead of scaling it, however, they had built a small hut at the top of it, where th

They didn't venture up high often. It would be easier to climb back down should anything attack them, but they al

ne another or fall into one another's traps. And when a young woman visited their community for only a

this beautiful villa

s of everyone and everything she saw. Her parents used to tell her that if she ever had the chance to go

tarted making the drawings on her own. It took many hours to mak

a bee! I wonder how

ks and learni

nimals even m

n. She'd also had some friends in town called Rosa, Meera, Neelam and Ruby. All five of them loved to run wild in

ew. Lily loved sewing, too. She would take her mother's old clothes out of the closet and try different ways of making patterns. Some days she would make h

er wherever she went. That is why, while all the other villagers had been born with gifts from gods in their hearts and

thers. One night, just as the moon rose, the wind began to pick up. Lily's parents told her that the wind could blow awa

good blanket should never stay forgotten because someone might want it someday. Even though she was afraid of what would happen if that happened, she s

e were no snowflake

w. She drew a big red bird. As she added a line between her wings the bird looked less lik

last few strokes on it, admiring her work. She was proud of her design. She folded

most daily. They talk about everything under the sun but the weather, school, games and homework. The three of them ha

l them about

!" says Meera. "Where did you get

few basic sketches," answers L

your drawings! Come on,