I have something to show you. The man opened the shoebox and unfolded a piece of paper, You see this, this is a map, and up here, the letters, do you want to spell it. The kid had in the meantime settled on his father’s lap, and was eager to try spelling the curious word, E, A, R, T, H, Yes, well done, earth, that’s the name of the place.
This blue part is called the ocean, and these ones floating in the ocean, they’re called continents, let me show you pictures of it up close. The man set the map aside and took out smaller pieces of paper, with drawings on them, of trees, and lions, and frogs, and forests, and birds, and, This is a waterfall, it’s exactly what it sounds like, the water runs down steep rocky cliffs and falls into a pool, oh, that, that’s a mountain peak, and the white stuff on top, it’s snow, water that became so cold that it can’t move anymore, That’s sad, It’s a little sad, but don’t you think it’s beautiful too, Yes, and is it fluffy, You bet, and when it gets warm, it melts, What’s melting, It’s when water becomes able to move again.
So, do you like it, the boy said yes while laughing with joy, and then wasted no time pointing to the pictures and asking, Can we go there, Maybe one day, it doesn’t exist yet, I thought it would be fun if we built it together.
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Beautiful 🥲