let me tell you a story
one that is a soup made with the 26
letters
with the right amount of consonants and
vowels as per taste
and of course requirement so we begin
the same way
we always do once upon a time
amongst other old women there was one
who was
very very cheerful and although she had
very little to make her happy
she knew that life is a journey that one
makes
either with a smile or a frown on
their face
she chose the former
hello priscilla my dear how is the
morning treating you
why i am all over the place trying to
manage the house
now now dear don't get so worked up
tell me if i can help you
aren't you the best yes
the happy old woman earned a living by
running errands for her neighbors
in return she'd get a meal or a bowl
of soup
or sometimes a penny or two life
was good
and the old woman never saw or found a
reason to complain
but you might ask what is so interesting
about her life
or the story right well here's where it
gets interesting
very very interesting
ah winter is coming i need to gather
woods for me
self to keep myself warm
that day the old woman set out into
the woods
with a bounce in her step and a sweet
tune in her mouth
suddenly she came upon a ditch
and inside it
she saw a big brown pot lying
goody goody my goodness me now who could
have left it in the ditch
where is the owner of this
the old woman waited looked about around
her expecting the owner to show up
but no one did maybe it has been
cast away
well one man's trash is another one's
treasure this spot would do fine to
put a flower in from my window
goody good goodness me
if it isn't full of gold pieces here is
luck i feel rich awful rich
i feel rich awful rich rich rich
the old woman tried to lift the pot
but it was too heavy for her
after much thinking she saw no
better
way than to drag it behind her like a
go-cart
ah the neighbors will never know i will
drop them each a piece of
gold secretly
so that they are happy too i'll buy a
grand
house then just sit by the fire with a
cup of tea
and do no work at all like a queen
oh how lovely it will be to sit by the
fire on a chair and have my tea
i have always wanted a chair for myself
goodness me i am rich
by this time she was a bit tired of
dragging such a heavy weight
and stopped to rest for a while turned
to look at her treasure
and lo it wasn't a pot of gold at all
it was nothing but a lump of silver
what oh how silly of me
all this while i was thinking that it
was a pot of gold
i must have been dreaming but this
is luck too
silver is far less trouble easier to
keep
and doesn't attract attention maybe
my house would be as
grand but i can still sit on my chair by
the fireplace and have my tea
so she went off again planning what she
would do and feeling as rich as before
until becoming a bit tired again she
stopped to rest
and gave a look round to see if her
treasure was safe
and she saw nothing but a great
lump of iron
what oh silly of me
all this while i was thinking that it
was silver
i must have been dreaming
but this is luck too i can sell the iron
and get
money in return then i wouldn't need to
hide anything
and be about my business sure i will not
be able to buy a new house
but i can still build a little fireplace
for me and buy a chair ah
to sit by the fireplace and have
my tea what a life
and so off she went again dreaming about
what she would do with her money
until becoming a bit tired again
this time it was not a lump of iron but a big stone
gritty goody my goodness me
i am in luck the luckiest i would say
all the gold and silver and money would
have given me a headache
but this this is just perfect i have
been wanting a stone to stick open
my gate
this solves everything what luck
and so all in a hurry to see how the
stone would keep the gate open
she trotted off down the hill till she
came to her own cottage
and as she turned to unfasten her
shawl from the stone
she saw to her surprise that the stone
had become bigger goodness me
this is just perfect i can sit on this
and have my tea i don't need a chair
this will do just fine
ah finally i have something to sit on
and have my tea
and before she could bend down to touch
it the stone turned into a big
lump of cotton and then from it came out
four white legs
and two ears and a face a face that
looked like that of a beast
with canine teeth protruding over
the lips
his eyes were red and its eyebrows
arched it was the cotton beast
my goodness me aren't you
adorable i have always wanted a
pet huh what come on
in little guy what kind of a person
are you i have tried to lure you with
gold
than with silver then i changed into
a lump of iron
and then a stone and you were just as
happy each time
and now when i show you my dreaded self
you call me adorable well of course
you are adorable i can't stay here
any longer
and saying so the cotton monster turned
into a butterfly
and flew away the old woman looked at it
and then simply shrugging her shoulders
went back inside her house
and when she entered her house to her
surprise
she saw the lump of stone lying on
her floor
what and then as she watched in wonder
the stone turned into a beautiful wooden chair oh my this is just
perfect i better make myself some tea
oh goodness me the lump of iron
i will sell it first thing tomorrow
my goodness me
oh how happy the old woman was
in her happiness
she twirled around and to her surprise
saw the pot of gold
the pot of gold the silver pot the
iron lump
the chair oh goody goody me goodness me
the old woman was ecstatic as she
always was
and as you can tell she did not
become greedy
she shared her treasure with her
neighbors secretly
and all were happy especially the
old woman
who taught us that it's not about being
content
it's about learning how to turn
disappointments into opportunities to
see things from another perspective
and you will never ever be sad
you