Once upon a time, there were six dozen of families living in a small village. The village was located on the bottom of one of the mountains, which is part of The Andes. The place was very cold, snowing all year long and covered by cold and dark clouds..

         There was a family living in a small cottage: John, his wife Mary and their three sons Rose, Marcus and baby Robert..

         Rose and Marcus went to school everyday. They would dress up quite warmly as it was always very cold outside. Sometimes it would snow for days, which made the temperatures get even lower. .

         The children at school would hear the teacher talk about plants, green forests, trees that provided delicious fruit, colourful flowers and gardens with beautiful butterflies. The children saw the sun and the colour of the nature through the images the teacher would bring to school as she wanted them to know how beautiful the sun and the nature were. They kept wondering how good it must be to live in a hot and sunny place, where they could run and play in beautiful gardens..

         One night, Rose told her mom about her dream of living in a warm and sunny place:.

         - Mom, I will ask our good Father to allow our family to live somewhere sunny and warm, which will have colorful plants..

         She prayed for days and days and days…...

         A few months passed by and Rose was not believing God would listen to her prayers. When she was beginning to doubt it, she would remember her mom teaching her that God always listen to our prayers and gives us what we deserve. She would then thank God for every good thing she had in life: her family, her school, friends, daily food....

         Her dad John worked at a factory which was located right next to the mountain. He told his boss about his daughter’s dream of living somewhere sunny and hot. The boss was a very kind and generous man; he just laughed and walked away..

         One day in spring time, John arrived home in a hurry because he wanted to tell them great news: the family was going to move to a different location. John was promoted! His boss decided to transfer him to another factory, which was close to the ocean..

         Rose asked her dad if there would be sun and heat available in the new location. She was so delighted to find out the sun was present in this new place; plus, there were many colourful trees and gardens there..

         They packed everything in a few days and left. The trip to the new location was quite long; the children slept most of the time. When Rose woke up, she could not believe on what her eyes were seeing: beautiful green fields, colourful trees and bright son which she had never seen before..

         Her new home had a beautiful garden, flowers and trees with delicious fruit. As soon as she arrived there, Rose remembered to pray to God for listening to her prayers..

         In her new home, Rose grew up happily. She thanked God for the sun which was shinning outside, making the plants grow; the flowers flourish, give life to trees and make her life much happier.

Amália Paz e Cláudia Schmidt

Translation: Carolina von Scharten, London, Sir William Crookes Spiritist Society linked to BUSS - The British Union of Spiritist Societies.