The Little Princess and Her Interstellar Rescue Mission
“A child-sized planet, just like Daddy said!” Cassandra exclaimed the minute they climbed out of the transport rocket.
“No room for grown-up scientists,” Andy agreed.
“Mommy said the flower only wants to talk to children anyway, never adults. Just think, Andy! We’re the first interstellar rescue mission led by a six year old.”
“Please Andy, draw me a sheep.”
Andy laughed. This planet was barely big enough for a little girl and her best friend, and probably reminded Cassie of their favorite book.
He drew a three-dimensional box with three holes in it and handed it to Cassandra, who fell into a fit of giggles.
“That’s perfect! Just what I wanted! Now it’s time to find the sky-blue flower.”
They found the house. They found the garden full of carrots and peas, with flowers of every color except sky-blue.
Cassie opened the box and her little sheep trotted out, sniffing around the garden. “Baby Baa can help us.”
A minute later the friends heard a sky-blue voice cry, “Don’t eat me!” and the flower pushed out of her hiding place, blooming all over their feet.
“Mommy said we must gather your seeds and send them back to Earth. She said you have the power to clean polluted air.”
The flower curtsied and smiled proudly. “I do. Every petal is equal to a rainforest. Notice how clean the air is here?”
Cassie had noticed. She hadn’t coughed once since they arrived. Andy held up a finger to take readings. Sure enough, the atmosphere was in perfect balance.
“Can you make lots and lots of seeds?”
“Sure, if you’ll be my friends.”
“Of course!”
The little girl, the android, and the sheep named Baa all sat in a circle around the flower, who started dropping seeds into a little bag labelled “Save the Earth”. When the bag was full, they celebrated with bowls of carrot ice cream, then placed the bag in the transport rocket.
“Take this to Mommy and Daddy on Planet Earth,” Cassandra ordered.
The rocket obeyed.
“”Day One, a great success,” Andy declared. “Time for an afternoon nap!”
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleSo enjoyable. Simply written but with a powerful message. Antoine de Saint-Exupery would be proud!
Yes, Antoine de Saint-Exupery would be immensely proud that you have your own green version of “The Little Prince.”
Congratulations!
What a great idea to use the wonderful story in this context, Juma. I’m sure Antoine would have been very pleased to see it. Although it was several years ago when I read the book, I noticed several references to it, including the box with holes. I like the idea that it is the children and the plants that will make a difference in the future. I laughed out loud when I… Read more »
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleHello Christer. Thank you for your wonderful comment. I didn’t know carrot ice cream existed! I just wanted them to eat from the garden, and I know six year olds and androids love ice cream! I also wonder what it tastes like. I wasn’t sure about basing a clean air story around The Little Prince, not knowing if our members would be familiar with that little jewel. I’m so glad you recognized… Read more »
A sweet innocent story reminiscent of Saint-Exupery’s “The Little Prince” meets conservation flower. Well done, Juma.
Hello Margarida, and thanks for your comment. As I told Christer, I’m so glad you recognized the references to “The Little Prince”. I also like your term “conservation flower”.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleAnd so Cassandra, Andy and the little lamb stayed behind on the tiny planet. I hope the lamb doesn’t eat all the flowers.
Delightful little story.
Hello Alan. Thank you for your kind comment. Andy will have to keep a close eye on Baa so he doesn’t eat mankind’s greatest hope. I do believe the flowers and trees are vital to our survival, both physically and spiritually. I tried to put a plug in for the rain forests as well in this little fantasy. Thanks for reading!
How cute and full of a fun little story, Juma. It’s very entertaining with a genuine and meaningful idea of earth conservation. Good job.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleCongratulations to yet another successful story, Juma!
Congratulations on winning the grand prize, Juma.