Once upon a time, there lived a girl in a small town, who used to get happy only at the time of spring. She used to hide herself in attic in winter season but in spring, she hummed, wrote, sang songs, wore beautiful dresses and spent all her days admiring the colorful joys of bountiful nature. Her parents could see her smile only during the months of spring. They had named her Daisy for this reason only.

Then came global warming and spring time got reduced from months to days. The joytime of Daisy was short-lived now. She bloomed in those few days and just withered for the rest of the year. Her parents consulted many doctors, psychiatrists and sages but none helped. It seemed Daisy was soon gonna get away from this lifeless world.

And then came a traveller in her town and heard of this melancholic girl. He went to see her and was shocked to see a girl in a miserable condition. She was frantically drawing flowers and looking outside her attic window awaiting spring. He thought for many days and came up with an idea. He went to her parents and said,"I have travelled the world and i know of a place where the flowers just don't ever fade away. Allow me to take Daisy there and let her live a healthy life forever." Daisy's parents were sceptical but the wise men of the town convinced them to give the traveller a chance. With a heavy heart, the parents sent off their only daughter to unknown lands. It was a tearful adieu with a sleek hope. The journey took many days and finally reached its destination. It was snowing heavily. Daisy was awakened by a sweet music, she looked out of the cartiage window and saw a bright glass house draped with vines. The traveller went inside the house and came out with an old and kind man with deep eyes. He opened the carriage door, took Daisy's hand and walked her slowly inside the house. The girl was gleefully surprised to see flowers and plants of every kind blooming happily inside the warm house. It smelled heavenly and soft music comforted her tired soul.

She looked at the old man astonishingly and he spoke," I had endless love for spring just like you my dear. I with my wife wanted to create paradise on Earth, so we created this beautiful world of our own. We moved to every part of earth and brought a specimen to retain forever." He stopped for a while, took a deep sigh and continued,"Last year, i lost my wife and now I am alone. I can't manage all this alone my dear. Would you help me to preserve this beauty?" The girl kissed old man's hand and hugged him excitedly. And with that moment, a rare flower bloomed somewhere on Earth with a hope that people like Daisy would take care of Mother Nature and the spring times would last forever.
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