楊慶春

To share is simply to let someone else have or use a part of something that belongs to you. It doesn’t mean we’re losing anything—because what’s actually happening is that we’re giving ourselves more of a chance to be sincere（真誠(chéng)的）， which in turn makes us feel better. Sharing also means that you are not alone because others have the similar experience with you. Here is a story about learning to share.

Once upon a time， there was a beautiful flower with beautiful colors： red， orange and yellow. The flower was very happy because everyone who saw it said it was beautiful. As time went by， she thought she was the most beautiful among all flowers. And she was very proud of her colors， but she didn’t want others to enjoy them. She was worried that others would imitate her. In that case， she would not be the most beautiful in this area. So she only came out at night.

One day， it began to rain during sunrise and didn’t stop until nightfall（黃昏）. When the flower woke up in the evening， she opened her petals（花瓣） and realized that she had lost all colors. Now she was all white like the snow. What had happened？ The flower was so sad that she couldn’t stop crying.

Suddenly， a fairy（仙子）wearing a dress with a colorful magic stick appeared in front of her. “What’s wrong with you？ Why are you so sad？”she asked.

“I’ve lost my lovely colors. The rain in the day has washed them away completely，” the flower cried.

“Don’t worry. I can give them back to you， but under one condition...”

“Which one？” the flower asked.

“I want you to show your beauty during the daytime. I don’t want to see that you just come out at night. You should share it with others.”

Now everyone who passed by the flower would stop. “This is the most beautiful flower I’ve seen！” many of them said. The flower was really happy because she understood that sharing good things with others was so wonderful.