It isn't everyday you see a girl fluttering like a butterfly. Have you seen one?
I did and I want to tell you the story of this beautiful girl, who can close her eyes and say those magical words and "Abra Cadabra" She turns into a Butterfly and fly. She can even choose the color she wants for her wings. One day it was pink with white dots, another day yellow, another day purple or red.
How did she learn this magic of growing those pretty wings?
It was holiday for Devu and she was playing with her friends in a park nearby and it started to rain.
There was this huge peepul tree, it branches swayed "up and down".
- Devu and her friends stood below the tree and waited for the rain to stop. The wind was powerful. At that time, Devu saw a tiny cuckoo that had fallen down from the nest. She called her friends and said, "Come on! Let us save the bird, before a Cat or Snake catches the baby bird". Hearing the name Snake all her friends feared and left.
Devu picked the little bird held her in her palm, the little Cuckoo wet and cold, tried to burrow in her little hands. Devu looked up at the tree and searched for Mama and Pappa cuckoo. She remembered her mom saying that Cuckoo birds lay their eggs in crow's nest. She took baby Cuckoo home and carefully placed the baby bird in her shoe box and filled the box with rags. The baby Cuckoo felt warm.
Devu rushed to the fridge, took the juice out and gave the bird to drink. Baby Cuckoo didn't have a clue how to drink. Some how she managed to feed the bird with a medicine dropper. She felt proud and showed the bird to everyone at home. First they were upset. But Devu promised she will take care of the bird and they allowed her to have the bird as her pet. She called her Cuckoo Maya.
Days flew, the baby bird started to grow. The plain black Maya started to get colorful.. The shades of bluish green, some yellowish gold, a royal blue.
These days Devu's house flooded with visitors to see Maya the magic bird. It was a Saturday afternoon, when Devu called out to Maya to go out to play. Maya alighted herself on Devu's shoulder and they went to the park. Suddenly the sky darkened and it started to rain. When Devu started to run home, someone called out her name. Devu turned to look and she found a fairy with silver wings and a diamond wand.
The fairy flew next to Devu and said, "Devu you are a kind hearted girl. I saw you pick the baby Cuckoo and took care of the baby bird." Devu stood before the fairy pinching herself to check if she is dreaming. "Ouch!, it hurts and definitely not a dream." Fairy said, "Devu, to appreciate your kindness I am giving you a boon. I will tell you a magic word and whenever you utter them within yourself 3 times and think of your favourite colour you will turn into a butterfly with wings in the colour you wanted. When you want to change back to your original form. You should repeat the magic word twice and you will be back as Devu. You want to become a butterfly whenever you want?"
Devu being Devu had some questions.
She asked the fairy,
1. Will I shrink or will I be like you with wings?
2. If I forget the magic word will I remain a butterfly?
3. Can I tell this magic word to my dad and mom and my best friend?
Fairy smiled and said:
1. You can be your size or shrink, whatever size you want you can become that.
2. Yes, you should not forget the magic word. If you forget come to the same place on Saturdays like today, the same time and call Tara, I will come and make you the little girl again. I will be visible only to yourself.
3. You should not tell the magic word to anyone, but if you want to take anyone ask them to think of a colour and close their eyes and you use the magic words both of you can turn in to butterfly. This will work only for three people at a time including you.
But there is one important condition, if you a tell a lie on the day you want to turn into a butterfly, it won't work. Your partner also should not have lied that day. You are allowed to say 100 lies. When you cross 100 lies the magic will not work. Ever!
Devu eager to try, nodded fast. Maya moved from Devu's shoulder to fairy's shoulder. Devu looked at fairy and the fairy said, "Maya should join her parents too... Don't you think so?" Devu felt sad but her mood lifted at the prospect of flying and asked Maya, "Can we fly together once?" Maya nodded her head.
Devu looked at the fairy and fairy bent her head to whisper in her ear, the magic words are "I speak only truth".
Happy Devu, stood still closed her eyes and said to herself, "I speak only truth" and thought of Blue and Pink and Yellow. Devu who did not tell any lie that day turned into a pretty butterfly.
She and Maya started to fly. Fairy laughed when Devu missed to watch her head and kept clashing on the trees and leaves. But, slowly like she flew as if she was born to fly.
After half an hour, feeling tired, she sat on the ground and said the magic word twice and became Devu again.
She thanked fairy, hugged and Kissed Maya. Feeling sad in losing Maya and happy for the boon, Devu went home. She was thinking, "Should I tell mom or not? Is that a lie if I keep this secret to myself today? “. From then on Devu before saying anything, thought about it carefully and then spoke.
Do I need to tell you that the little girl who can flutter like a butterfly never lied again?
