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Pim and the Colours of a Rainy Day

Pim, a long-haired girl in a blue shirt, holds a yellow hat and toy binoculars while looking through a rainy home window.

Pim had packed her yellow hat and toy binoculars for a trip to the park with her friend. Then big raindrops began tapping the window, and Mother said they could not go out today.

Pim sits frowning at a table beside her yellow hat while talking with Khim on the phone inside a home with rain outside.

Pim pushed her hat onto the table and went quiet. Her friend Khim called to suggest drawing, but Pim only said, “I do not want to do anything,” and ended the call.

Mother places three sheets of drawing paper for Pim, who thoughtfully paints gray and blue at a table indoors.

Mother placed three sheets of paper beside Pim and asked what color her heart felt today. Pim painted the first sheet gray. “I am disappointed,” she said. Then she painted blue. “And lonely.”

Pim smiles while video-calling Khim; both girls draw dream parks at their own tables in separate homes while it rains.

Pim called Khim back and told her how she felt. Khim did not laugh. She said she felt disappointed too. So they planned to draw their dream parks from either side of the screen.

Pim arranges gray, blue, and colorful park drawings on a wall near a window after the rain eases, with soft light entering the home.

When the rain eased, Pim placed her gray picture, blue picture, and colorful park picture in a row. A rainy day, she saw, did not have only one color. Tomorrow, she and Khim could still visit the park together.

Moral of the story

Every feeling can tell us what we need, and saying it helps friends understand.

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When rain cancels a trip to the park, Pim learns to name her disappointment and makes new colors with a friend at home.

⏱ About 3–5 minutes👧 Best for ages 4–7📚 Original Stories

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FriendshipAdaptability & Growth
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