Hardship

A small plant grew near the sea. You couldn’t really call it a flower because it had no crown, only a stalk with some green leaves.   Every day it looked out on the ocean and when the wind blew from the west, it was like it went right through it. It felt so good when the wind shook the thin leaves. This was its only pleasure for it didn’t have much company.

Suddenly a small wasp landed on the plant. "Finally some company", thought the plant. But the wasp didn’t want to talk. It only wanted to lay its eggs in the top shoot. The plant shook. It hurt so much. And as the days went by it got worse and worse because the small larvae began to eat the shoot.

"No, no, I can’t stand it. It feels like tens of thousands of needles in my body. My leaves will shrivel. I must seek relief for the pain. Wind, blow again."

And the wind sent a fresh breeze over the plant.

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