Lauren and Mother Earth

Lauren was always very sad. Laurens family were always sad also. Lauren's father was sad because of not having enough money. Laurens mother was sad because she had no food to feed her kids.

Lauren did not know how to deal with her and her parents' sadness. One day Laurens parents told Lauren to play outside. Lauren started to walk sadly on the grass in the back garden of her home. Lauren started to cry with her head down, wiping her tears. Lauren suddenly heard some laughter and looked up.

Across from Laurens house was her neighbor's house. Lauren saw a young boy smiling and playing in his front garden with his shoes off. Lauren was interested by the young boy's laughter and the fun he was having. The young boy was running around with his shoes off and was touching trees and planting food in his father's food garden. Lauren observed the young boy and was curious what made him so happy.

Lauren watched the young boy for a while. She saw the joy on his face as he connected with nature. Suddenly, Lauren felt a warmth in her heart. She realized that being close to nature and helping it grow made the young boy happy. Lauren decided to join the young boy and started playing in her garden. She planted some seeds and watered the plants. As she did this, she felt a sense of peace and happiness fill her heart. From that day on, Lauren and her family began to spend more time in their garden, connecting with nature and finding joy in the simple things around them.