The Wingless Butterfly

 Written by: Abdullah Fazli

Once upon a time, there were two butterflies, Yellow and Blue living on a green hill. They were always going together for finding food. Blue had lost her leg and Yellow had lost her one wing but she had a good olfactory sense.

One day they wanted to go out of their houses for sightseeing. Yellow was complaining from the lack of her leg and Blue was sad for her wing. Yellow wished that if she had two wings, she would fly like Blue and Blue said that if she had two legs, she would be able to sit on every flower and collects its nectarine.

They reached a tall flower bush. The yellow could not climb on it but the Blue flew and sat on the flower. She ate some nectarines and collected some of them on a leaf of the flower for Yellow.

They sat among the bushes and were talking about their problems. Meanwhile, a piebald butterfly came and said that the king of the butterflies has announced a contest. She added that he would give a nice house and a flower garden in his castle as gift to the one who brings him the nicest and fragrant flower. Piebald added that no one is succeeded yet. Yellow became very annoyed for the lack of his wing but the Blue said that they would try to participate in the contest. Piebald laughed on them and flew away.

Blue flew but the Yellow was crying for her disability. The blue convinced her that they would win the prize.

They found more flowers but when they were trying to collect the fragrance from them, they were falling from the bushes and they became disappointed.

The blue said that if they take benefit from Yellow’s good olfactory sense and Blue’s wing, they might find the nicest and fragrant flower.

 The Blue asked the Yellow to climb in his back. The Yellow climbed and Blue flew away. They saw a nice rose beside a stream. They collected some fragrance and a few leaves of the flower and went toward the castle.

When they presented the flower to the king, the king liked it and he became very happy. He gifted a nice house and a garden of flowers in the castle to the Yellow and Blue butterflies and they started their happy life among flowers.