Chapter 1
The Golden Cloud
Once upon a time, there lived a small but beautiful cloud high up in the sky. She lived happily with her mother and her father. Her friends often taunt her about her golden appearance. Every time, she felt sad, and one day she asked her mother why she was golden in color. Her mother smiled and said, It is a gift of God, and only God knows why he made you golden." And she concluded by saying, "And I don't think that your color is a bane." She then hugged her daughter and served her breakfast. That time, she asked her mother, Where do I meet the god?" She says in clown form, "I don't know, but I have heard that the god line is on the slopes of the great Himalayas, so you have to go 1000 miles from here to reach the Himalaya. She got very excited to meet God. Without thinking anything, she ran to her father and said, "I am going to see God." She got blessings from her parents and got ready to leave. Her parents said bye, and she quickly flew off.
After 10 to 15 minutes, she met a few birds. She greeted them and said, Where are you going, dear birds? The birds said, "Dear golden cloud, we are moving to the south. We have started our journey from Delhi, India, and we are now thirsty and wish to drink water. Without thinking anything, the golden cloud gave them water. They thanked her, said good-bye to her, and flew away. After one hour, she met an old eagle. She said. "Good afternoon, Mr.Eagle. How are you?" Mr. Eagle said, "I am a fine little girl, and I am just going to the other city, Bilaspur (c. g., India), my home town. I am flying in an hour, and I am not as quick as you are. The good cloud asked him whether he was thirsty. He nodded his head, and the cloud gave him water. He then said good-bye and flew away. She again started her journey. On her way, she saw a man full of sweat getting tired because of the sun. She gave him the shed until he reached his destination. She didn't notice her color. After some time, she noticed that her color had changed to that of other clouds, and she thought that it was because of God. She moved more quickly towards the Himalayas, and after 2 hours, the cloud reached the Great Himalayas.
(Between the ranges)
The flow met the other cloud. The golden cloud said, "Hello, uncle cloud,have you seen the god?" The oldest cloud said, "Dear child, you will find the god on the top of Mount Everest." . The golden cloud jumped with joy, said bye to the other clouds, and flew off towards the mountain. After many hard challenges, the cloud finally reached her destination. She then suddenly heard a loud and strange voice. "Dear child," the cloud replied, "who's there? Is that you, god? Then again, that strange voice answered "Yes, that's me, the God, and I am the one who made you". The cloud asked, "Why did you make me golden? And now why has my color changed?" The god replied, "I made you golden because I want you to help those people whom you helped." And he continued "Now your color has changed because you have performed your task of helping them, and now you are grey". The cloud thanked God, took his blessing, and flew back happily.
Moral: Always do good with others, and then God will do good with you.
~AtharvAgrawal
