The Flowers Will Bloom
Posting for Stormy today.
The Flowers Will Bloom
The small girl worked with her grandma in the garden. The child was sad, her dog that she had loved had died a few weeks ago. Her tiny hands worked, pulling dry leaves from the new green shoots peeking though the dirt. She told her grandma that it would be nice to see new flowers. They talked as they readied the flower beds for spring. When they were done, the child sat on the swing under a big oak tree.
Later, as the sun was high in the sky, the grandmother looked out the window. Her granddaughter was holding a small watering can, pouring water over the dogs grave. Very upset, she went out, "What are you doing child?"
The girl answered, "You told me that everything that is sleeping in the ground will come up in the spring. My doggie is sleeping, so if I water the ground, it will be soft and he can get out."
Her heart breaking, she held her granddaughter close while trying to explain the harsh reality of death to a four year old. It was a hard lesson to learn at such a tender age. Her grandma, scooped her up, got the car keys then drove into town.
Once there she took the child into a building where she asked to look at puppies. They had only one. He sat alone in his bed, in a small cage, his eyes watching the door hopefully. When the child entered, he stood up, his tail wagging. The cage door was opened, the puppy placed into the child's arms. It was love at first sight. It didn't matter to the child that he had three legs. He had been hurt in a car accident. No one had wanted to take him home.
As the puppy licked the girls face, his wee tail fanning the air, she looked up, "Oh Grandma, he is just perfect. He's beautiful. He's been here all this time waiting for me to come and get him."
Just to make sure the child understood that the dog wasn't like all puppies, he was missing that one leg after all. The four year old hugged her puppy close, "Grandma, he'll be okay. Just like you watch your flowers come up, my doggie will bloom too. He has me to love him now."
Out of the mouths of babes~!
Stormy
