THE LEGEND OF THE BUTTERFLY

 

 

               There was once a sickly child named Butter who lived in a bungalow near the forest. Her mother liked dressing her up to put life on her pale face and frail body. Despite the storm destroying the inside of the child, it was sunshine outside of it. With her mother's smile, while carrying her as if she was flying and the fresh air kissing her face, there was peace.

               One morning, the mother asked, "Butter, don't you want to go out and play with friends?” The child replied, "But you are my friend!" The mother only smiled. The child thought to herself that she didn't need one, but her mother does. Because she'll be all alone when she's gone. Even at a young age, she understood things normal children usually don't. And at that moment, she could hear Death knocking at her door.

               That night, Death opened the door and saw Butter hugging her mother. Butter opened her eyes to see a figure she once saw in a book and quickly understood that it was him. Butter sat up and said, "I have a favor. When I go with you, give my mother some friends as beautiful as me so she may not be lonely as time goes by. I do not wish for her to forget me, but rather, be inspired to live beautifully like she once used to before running to the countryside for my health." Death nodded as Butter kissed her mother's forehead before she walked towards him, holding his hand.

               Butter's mother grieved for days as she buried her. Flowers as beautiful as Butter bloomed around her tombstone. As she cried in her room, an insect with colorful wings which she had never seen before peeked at her window. She was instantly reminded of Butter who she carried in the wind as if the child was flying. Days passed by and more of the flying insects came to visit her and the child's tombstone. Thus, the mother named the insect "Butterfly" for they are free and beautiful - just like her daughter. And with that, she began to feel better and started to live life beautifully once again.