This happened many summers ago.
There was a young flower in a desert where was always dried and sad-looking. It was growing by itself, enjoying everyday and saying to the Sun “When shall I be grown up?”
And the Sun would say “Be patient. Each time I touch you, you grow a little.” And she was so pleased because she would have a chance to bring beauty to this corner of sand, and this is all she wanted to do-bring a little bit of beauty to this world.
One day, the hunter came by and stepped on her. She was going to die and she felt so sad， not because she was dying，but because she had no chance to bring a little bit of beauty to this corner of the desert.
The Great Spirit saw her and was listening “Indeed” he said “She should be living.” And he reached down and touched her and gave her life.
And she grew up to be a beautiful flower; and this corner of the desert became so beautiful because of her.
譯文：
這個故事發生在很多很多個夏天以前。
在一個周圍充滿着乾燥與衰落景象的沙漠中，有一朵小花正綻放着……她孤單地生長着……快樂地過着每一天……她對太陽說：“我什麼時候才能長大呀？”
太陽回答說：“不要着急——我的光芒每接觸你一次，你就會長大一點兒……”小花聽了非常高興。因爲她有機會爲這片沙漠增添一處絢麗的景色了……這就是她夢寐以求的——爲這個世界帶來一點兒美麗。
一天，一個獵人經過這裏——並從她身上踏了過去。——她即將死了——她感到十分悲傷。她悲傷的原因，並不是因爲她將要死去，而是因爲她再也沒有機會爲這片沙漠增添一處絢麗的'景色了。
一個偉大的精靈看到了她，並聽到了她的哭訴。——事實上，他說……她應該活下去……於是，他來到沙漠上撫摸着她，並賦予了她生命。
後來，她終於長大成了一朵美麗的花兒……這片沙漠也因她的存在而變得格外美麗。
