THE SUN'S HANDKERCHIEF

THE SUN'S HANDKERCHIEF

( Adapted from The Sun's Handkerchief by Tarun Cherian)

One day the Sun caught a cold. It happened

like this. It was a rainy day. The Sun's feet and

clothes got wet because he stepped out in the rain without a raincoat and gumboots.

First thing the Sun knew about the cold was that his nose itched. "Ahchooo! Ahchooo! " he sneezed.

Each time he sneezed, there was lightning and thunder. He sneezed and he sneezed, till he was quite red in the face.

Mother earth put him into bed with a hot water bottle. But he still did not feel good.

Nothing worked, so his sister Flora gave him warm medicine. It was honey and tulsi. She also gave him a beautiful handkerchief with different colours.

Soon the Sun felt better and the cold was gone. The Sun took his handkerchief and went out in the morning. The beautiful handkerchief glowed in the sunlight.

Then, a little girl smiled. She had been sad because it was raining a lot. The colourful rainbow had made her happy again.

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