Once upon a time, there was a beautiful little village with a huge, lush garden in the middle. In this garden stood a neat little house. Here lived Lilla and her three children, Matthew, Sophie and Emma.
As Mother's Day was approaching, the three brothers decided to surprise their mother with a special gift.
Matthew, the eldest, suggested:
- How about this Mother's Day we make a story for Mum, with everyone contributing a part?
Zsófi and Emma nodded enthusiastically and then started brainstorming.
- What if there was a wonderful animal in the forest in our story, and Mum could use it to make the garden even more beautiful? - asked Zsófi.
- What animal would that be, Zsófi? - Emma asked.
Sophie thought for a moment, then said:
- A magical butterfly!
Matthew nodded enthusiastically:
- Great idea! Make the butterfly have three coloured wings, each with a different magic power!
- One wing can be used to grow flowers, another to bring sweet fruits and the third to create the most beautiful bird song," Emma enthused.
Everyone nodded in satisfaction and then they started to write the story. In the story, the animals and with their help, together they found the magical butterfly to create a wonderful garden for Mother's Day.
Once they were done, the three of them copied a part of the story onto a nice piece of glitter paper. They all took great care to form the most beautiful letters they could.
On the big day, the children excitedly handed their presents to Lilla.
- Mom, we wrote this story for you! We hope you will like it! - said Matthew excitedly.
Their mother read the story and tears welled up in her eyes.
- My children, this is the most beautiful gift I have ever received! Thank you!
- Mum, what was your favourite part of the story? - asked Zsófi curiously.
Lilla replied thoughtfully:
- All the parts were very beautiful, but what I liked most was that you children created this wonderful story together. The love and togetherness you put into it really touched my heart.
- "We're glad you liked it, Mum!" said Matthew happily, "We wanted to give you something really special to show you how much we love and respect you.
Emma took a bouquet of flowers from the garden and handed it to her mother.
- Happy Mother's Day, Mom! We love you!
They spent the rest of the day together in the garden, where the children painted butterflies with colourful wings and sang birdsongs to their mother. The sun shone even brighter that day, the flowers and trees seemed to sing - everything became so magical.
As the sun set, Lilla hugged her children and whispered gratefully:
- Thank you for being my children. This day will always remain unforgettable for me.
The three siblings happily accepted their mother's embrace and closed their eyes with a smile. In their dreams they dreamt of a beautiful butterfly with magic powers.
