At countryside of the Scotland lived a little girl named Marina. Her parents earned their living by collecting and selling honey. Days passed with hardships, but the financial crunch took its toll every day. They aspired of their daughter with bright future. That’s why they demanded Marina to study hard.
The little girl wasn’t interested at studies. She loved daydreams. One fine morning, Marina was sitting in front of the window in her room. A butterfly came and sat on the window pane. It was gazing at Marina by flipping its wings. The bluish wings in black graphical patterns enticed Marina. She tried to catch it, but it flew away. Marina became sad and lay on the bed.
The next day, the butterfly surfaced again, but Marina didn’t come close. Then the butterfly transformed into a human. The charming avatar spoke, “I am the prince of the butterfly kingdom. Will you like to accept my friendship? I will take you to my land where you may explore countless merriment”. The prince extended his hand. Marina trusted him and extended her hand for friendship.
The prince butterfly took Marina to his castle where butterflies in varied colors flew around. They welcomed the new guest with songs and dances. After sometime, the prince took Marina to the queen butterfly. The queen was impressed on meeting Marina. She requested Marina to ask for a boon. Marina answered that she wanted to be a damsel.
The queen butterfly took her magical wand and hovered in front of Marina. Soon she was transformed into a beautiful young girl. The prince became speechless at the beauty of Marina. He fell in love with her. After controlling his emotions, he proposed her to marry him. Marina agreed and the marriage ceremony was held with grandeur. The couple lived happily forever.
THE END
PS – Arka Saha, my son is the coauthor of this story. Please wish him a great future ahead.
