The Boy Who Colored The World by Amazing Fables

The Boy Who Colored The World By Warren Leow Welcome to The Kingdom Where color is vibrant and bold In the capital, a great stone castle stood A marvelous city was built under its shadow The streets were all lively with every color in its place The Boy had lived there since birth With a little bird as his friend No worries could cloud his mind Because everything was always fine As long as memory could remember in time People wore colorful clothes from head to toe Color gave a purpose in their lives They would dance every day and every night To celebrate all things bright Music flowed in the air Markets bustled with folks selling their wares Happiness sparkled in everyone’s eyes Every day was a lovely surprise On one fateful day A great genie appeared His heart was evil and fed off everyone’s fears Jealous of everyone’s bliss He made up his mind to do some mischief From his lips, he whispered a spell ‘ABRACAZUM’ A dastardly spell to steal all colors from the ground It sucked all of yellow, red, blue and green And purple, orange, violet, brown like a train The genie took everything he could find When he finished, it was bare The Kingdom looked dead It was a happy place no more With the spell casted Colors floated away from the Kingdom Into the genie’s evil snare The Jester’s smile turned to a frown Purple seeped away from each lady’s dress Silver disappeared from the royal guards’ shields Yellow escaped from a girl’s golden hair Green dripped from leaves of trees Blue faded in the seas and skies Orange disappeared from the market Brown bricks turned to gray All colors were gone! With no colors around Panic spread throughout All was gray and turned really dull People screamed, children cried It was pure pandemonium in the Kingdom “I must save us with a spell” The Boy thought “If some remaining colors were found, a magic song could be spun” “I must find colors of red, green, yellow and blue” “Orange, violet, purple, black and other hues” With a cloak on his shoulder And his bird following The Boy took a magic glass jar And walked out into the once vibrant lands To save the Kingdom he loved so much Outside of the Kingdom The flower fields were always well known Yet with no color found, it was as if they had died The Boy wept at the sight of the withered stalks All the roses, lilies, jasmines were seemingly dead Yet, The Boy would not give up He called his bird to search high and low And finally found a field of mustard marigold With the strongest and brightest yellow The Boy plucked one of the flowers carefully And kept it in his jar tight Which glowed like a lantern to shine the way With yellow in his pack, he felt like it would all be okay No spell could take his strength Not when the color was given by the sun And it would soon go the right way . The Boy could see in the dark The ground was silent and still He looked up to the sky Where the stars twinkled bright The full moon glowed yellow It was strangely peaceful at night Even where all seemed lost There was still color to be found The Boy took his lantern out Which casted shadows far and wide He scooped up the flickering shadow And put it in his magic jar Perhaps this malady he could beat Another color less hidden from view Made The Boy feel more encouraged Though there was still much to do The Boy reached a dense forest Which was once vibrant With all types of lush greenery It now looked lifeless and dead A mighty oak tree came into view It was the oldest tree in the woods And there was magic in its leaves Its branches grew very high “Come closer little boy” “I want to help you defeat the genie” “Take a leaf of mine” “My leaves have magic in them” Listening to the tree The Boy picked a freshly fallen leaf And rubbed it till it gave a sweet scent Green was thus captured in the jar Thanks to a humble leaf Another color was found to his relief! The Boy continued to walk Until the day was drawing to a close He was wondering where to find the next color And looked up into the sky and saw the sun The sun clearly had plans It would not be defeated, it would not hide Not from the genie’s evil spell Not when everyone is on The Boy’s side “Come little boy, let me help you” “I’ll give you some sunshine” “It’ll help you with your quest” At the golden hour The sun filled the sky with orange Which looked like marmalade spread The Boy waited for the right moment Just before the light disappeared A ray shone right into his jar And he trapped some sunshine inside Another color was captured and it filled him with pride. Suddenly, The Boy felt the heat on his face He looked up and saw a magnificent sight The red Phoenix was soaring from afar Its crested head glowing with light Its majestic tail was long and fiery Magic flames burned around it Leaving sparks which looked glorious Falling to the ground like cinders By luck, a feather fell near The Boy He cried out in wonder And quickly put it in his precious jar Red flowed in with this marvelous feat It made The Boy feel A sense of renewed vigor Things would improve from there He just had to carry on By the sea, The Boy saw the water moving Shimmering with light in the depths below A wonderful color was waiting With a deep breath, The Boy dived in Deeper and deeper he swam Passed fishes, shellfish and kelp Towards the bottom of the ocean floor A giant clam as large as The Boy Beckoned to him and spoke “Take my magic pearl, and save the world!” “It’ll help bring the blue back into The Kingdom” Once captured, he gently put it in his jar The pearl filled up the glass with swirling blue The water around it rippled with vibrance It was calmly soothing too Another color had been rescued And this time it was the ocean’s blue The Boy was walking along a path When a Blue Monarch butterfly appeared Its wings reflected many shades It flew close his cheek and whispered.. “I will give you some of my magic dust” “Please go save The Kingdom” “I miss its flowers and merry laughter” Fluttering its beautiful wings, The Butterfly dropped silver dust Straight into his magic jar The Boy closed the lid and nodded “Thank you Miss Butterfly” More color retrieved It is time for him to go Clouds started forming and rain fell thickly Fearing a violent storm The Boy ran into a cave for shelter Where color barely lived Because there was scarcely any light Maybe the rain was just fate A blinking purple light appeared Followed by another, then another Soon, thousands began twinkling Fireflies danced in the darkness Litting up the entire chamber inside Like a treasure cave with precious gemstones Glowing like stars on a beautiful night The Boy put a few fireflies gently into his jar The royal color was the perfect one to find Only a few colors left to break the spell He had to hurry before The Kingdom fell The Boy returned to the Kingdom With his jar full of powerful magic “The genie can take away color" "Take the brightness of the sun" "Yet he cannot take our courage" "We will never give up and run” The Boy’s powers grew stronger And he set them back on the ground He made a circle Sang a spell with perfect rhyme “Blue of sea, red of fire, yellow of marigold, silver of metal” “Purple of glitter, green of leaf, orange of the sun, black of shadows” “Grow colors grow, be brighter than ever before” “Blend, mix, and flourish” “Bring back life and joy once more” With the words said Colors floated out to the town From The Boy’s magic jar Red fixed the Jester’s frown Purple went into each lady’s dress Black landed onto the royal guards' shields Yellow flowed into a girl’s golden hair Green colored leaves of trees Blue splashed in the seas and skies Orange returned to spices in the market Brown coated bricks of the walls Everything had its color, and all colors were there The genie looked at The Boy in the eyes There was no fear to be found The genie had been defeated The Kingdom had found its colors again With his spell broken, he had lost And he won’t be forgiven He clenched his fists and shouted “No- I have been bested by a boy!” Ashamed, he floated away Disappearing like smoke Never to be seen again Through courage and love And never giving up hope The Boy had done the impossible Repainting all with a thousand hues Colors give us hope and power The Boy saw what they could do How poor it was when they were gone Hence, he would ensure colors always stay The streets were all lively Filled with laughter loud and plenty And The Boy became a hero to many Who sang his praises and his deeds As if it was happening on a cue A rainbow arch shot across the sky In years to come, the Boy was crowned as a Prince of the Realm Giving the story a perfect ending Welcome once more to The Kingdom Where color is vibrant and life is merry The End All rights reserved by AmazingFables.com