Once upon a time, in a small village nestled in the mountains, there lived two best friends named Tonny and Jerry . They had always dreamed of building a snowman together, but they had never had enough snow to make one.

One winter, however, the village was blessed with a heavy snowfall. Tonny and Jerry were overjoyed and immediately set out to build the biggest and best snowman they could.

They rolled a large ball of snow for the base and then another one for the body. As they worked, they laughed and sang and enjoyed each other's company.

For the head, they used a smaller ball of snow and added coal for the eyes, a carrot for the nose, and a big smile made out of rocks.

As they stood back to admire their creation, they noticed something peculiar. The snowman seemed to have a life of its own. It winked at them and then suddenly came to life, jumping off its base and running around in circles.

Tonny and Jerry were amazed and a little scared, but the snowman was friendly and playful. It danced and sang with them before disappearing into the forest.

Over the next few days, the snowman continued to appear and play with Tonny and Jerry. They had the time of their lives, skiing and sledding with their new friend.

But one day, the sun came out and the snow began to melt. Tonny and Jerry were sad, knowing that their snowman friend would soon disappear.

To their surprise, the snowman was still there, but now he was made of stone. He had turned into a statue, frozen in time as a reminder of the magical winter they had shared together.

From that day on, every winter, Tonny and Jerry would visit the snowman statue and remember the joy and wonder of that winter long ago.
© Ashton Maphanga