The Flower Family

A little crowd formed in the school yards of the Smiling Flowers Boarding School. A new girl had accidentally tripped over a stone and her knee was bleeding! More juniors,seniors and teachers rushed in to make the crowd bigger. Every single student was in the crowd but one girl didn’t go near it! She was Iris, the most popular student in the whole school! She had talents of performance and studied very well. She even had concerts of her very own on the school stage itself! She definitely didn’t like students crowd around anyone else but her. No one could even try to lift up a little kid if Iris is around! And she most hated new students! New students might be a bigger superstar! So, if she kept that rule followed, then why should anyone crowd around a new girl!

“Hey” she called out to the crowd, “You fools haven’t read the rule book, have you? Forgot my rule, haven’t you? Stupid students!”. Of course, that’s what she calls the students when they do something that she doesn’t like! They scowled at her

and went to theirs classes. She scowled back and went on her way too! She can be really bossy and annoying sometimes. But just as she was about to enter the school building, a surprise came to her ears! She heard two grown-ups talking about this new girl and she just heard one of them saying “Bluebell is very shy”. Bluebell? Did they really say Bluebell? Oh how she had been looking for a girl like Bluebell! She wanted a girl with a flowery name so that they could make up a band called Flower Family! But now she felt so ashamed! She upset the girl of her dreams! Now she needed to make friends with her!

She thought that making friends with Bluebell might be a little hard, but it didn’t seem to be hard after all.

when Iris tried to make friends with Bluebell at first, she didn’t accept it! She went to her classes ignoring Iris. She spent playtime indoors reading a story book. When Iris came to take her to play she didn’t answer! Instead, she moved to another seat silently and read her book again!

At lessons, Iris looked at Bluebell frequently and saw that she didn’t understand very well. When she went to ask Bluebell if she understood, Bluebell just said “No thanks” and moved on! Then at 4 pm when Iris was putting her books back to go home, she heard someone say “Bluebell don’t have any friends in our place”. Then Iris realised why Bluebell was always backing away when she go near her.

Iris went back home looking dull. Her mom found her face dull and asked her what the matter was. Iris repeated her story. Her mum didn’t say anything. Next day, when she was at school, a surprise happened! She could see Bluebell running towards her! Two or three people were running after her! Bluebell got hold of Iris’ hand and begged her to stop the people! Iris announced to students who were chasing her “Hey! Bluebell is new here! She don’t have any friends at this new place!”. “Oh” said the students realising. They apologised to Bluebell a left her on her own for a while.

“Thanks” said Bluebell. Iris blushed and asked “Will you be my friend?”. There was a long silence. Finally, Iris broke the silence by narrating why she wanted to have Bluebell as her friend. “Well,” said Bluebell at last “I can sing” and she burst in to a sweet-sounding song! Amazed Iris joined the chorus! Everyone in the school yard stared at awe in the two singing stars that twinkle even in the daylight!

When the song ended, the two girls stared at each other. Iris blushed again and repeated, “Will you be my friend?”. And this time, Bluebell had a very determined answer, “YES!”. The girls went to their classes very happily. When it was home time, Bluebell ran to Iris’ mother! They had a little talk before Iris’ mother picked her up. She went home and said a HUGE speech about Bluebell and repeated it again and again.

After a week, when Iris came to school, she! told bluebell that the next day was her birthday! “Oh! Happy birthday! Do you want to come over to a sleepover?” asked Bluebell

And of course, she did! First, they played tea party and then they had a little concert and played race car! And one time, Iris accidentally tripped on a toy race car and put on the breaks and fell on the bed! They both fell about laughing then! Finally, they were smuggled up in their beds. The next day was amazing! There were bluebell & iris flower decorations, bluebell & iris flower cake, even bluebell & iris flower frocks! Then Iris got a ticket to a concert as her birthday present. They went at night and Iris soon found out that she was the star of the concert! She went up on stage and called out “Thank you! Thank you! Now, I would like to invite my friend Bluebell, to sing along with me!”. Bluebell came on to the stage looking shy. Iris encouraged her and out came an amazing song! That was surely the best concert Iris had ever had in her life!

Iris went to bed in Bluebell’s house again. They were very tired! Bluebell yawned and her mother said it was time to go to bed. Bluebell took a few snacks with her to bed, without Iris noticing! Then something strange happened in the middle of the night! Bluebell woke up Iris! Iris looked the little clock beside the bed and whispered, “What are you doing? It’s half past one!”. Bluebell grinned at her amazed friend. Then she replied softly, “I know, but the day before yesterday, I found a little passage way and I wanted to know if you wanted to explore it with me”.

After a pause, Iris agreed. They went out of the front door, and Bluebell led Iris to a little cave. She and Iris went into it and Bluebell lifted up a little rock, and there was a hole beneath it! Bluebell saw the amazed face of her dear friend Iris. “It might not look like much but I went down a little and it’s a passage way alright!”. They went down the little hole.

“Do you hear any splashes?” asked Iris when they were half way down the little tunnel that formed from the hole. “Yes” said Bluebell calmly, “We’re in the middle of the ocean, I think”.

They went on a little when Iris heard a sound! “Do you hear that?” asked Iris very amazed! “Yes! It’s my secret friend!” and as soon as she said that, a beautiful looking puppy came up and licked her until she got grab of him and pushed him away. They went on with the pup until they came to some stairs! Bluebell went up first with the pup, then came Iris, slowly! They were amazed to see that they were on an island!

“Well, we’ll have to report this to our mothers I suppose,” said Bluebell.

Iris nodded. They went back through the hole with the pup, went straight to Bluebell’s home. She woke up her mother, “What are you doing here so late?” asked Bluebell’s mother angrily! Iris narrated the story before she could get any angrier. Then she calmed down and said “take me to this island tomorrow” and she went to sleep again!

Morning came and the friends took Bluebell’s mother on an exiting little hike. They came to the island and the kids ran about freely in daylight. They explored through plants and bushes.

Iris found some vines and started to pluck them. It sounded like a little a little guitar! Bluebell found a flat stone and started to hit it. It sounded like a little drum! Bluebell’s mother came to find out where the music was coming from and found out that they were on the two different sides of the same oak tree! The friends were happy to find out about this when Bluebell suddenly cried out “And look, this place is decorated with irises and bluebells! Oh, how delightful!”.

They all laughed happily! They went back home and was going to have a concert! The poster said to the audience to come to Bluebell’s house but when they got there, Bluebell’s mother told them to follow the little pup. It went to the hole, through the little tunnel, and to the island! The audience were very confused! The pup led them to the huge oak tree where music arose for the audience to hear!

Then came a song from the two friends! The chorus was amazing!

“I know what we can call the puppy” said Iris excitedly after the concert.

“What? What?” called Bluebell who’d been longing to find a good name for the pup! “MELODY” said Iris very loudly!

Then Bluebell’s mother came up and said “Then we’ll call you two girls THE FLOWER FAMILY