The rain stopped. A small girl named Lila opened the door and looked outside. The sun was back, and the garden was full of light.
Lila took her yellow umbrella. She did not need it now, but she liked the sound the drops made when they fell from the tree.
Under the old tree, a bird was drying its wings. "Come and see!" said the bird. "The sky has a surprise."
Lila looked up. A rainbow crossed the sky, red and orange, green and blue. It was the most beautiful thing she had ever seen.
Then a butterfly landed on her umbrella. It opened and closed its wings, as if it were saying hello.
Lila stood very still. She did not want the moment to end. But the sun was warm, and the rainbow slowly became light again.
"Some beautiful things only stay for a little while," said her mother. "That is why we look." Lila smiled and opened her umbrella one more time.
A thought to keep
Look closely: beautiful things do not always stay.