The story of the green light (Children's Short Story/Book#3)
The Story of the Green Light
We all drive by them without really
thinking about what they really
mean. In all fairness, most of us know the obvious: red
means to stop, green
means go, and yellow is supposed to mean slow down, but
honestly, how
many adults do you know who always slow down at the yellow
light?
Some speed up!
Here’s an inside scoop on the story behind the green light and
how it became
to be green and how it became the symbol for go.
Once upon a time, the yellow light was chosen as the go
light and the red light
was chosen as the stop light. There was no green light. Only
two traffic lights.
Were there accidents, more than in present times? No.
People drove with caution as they approached the traffic
lights and that
worked out well for everyone. Everyone except a hippo named Max.
Well,
although his name was Max, all of his friends called him Crates,
because every
time they saw him at the supermarket he was buying green
vegetables by the
crate.
If you are wondering, of course, in those olden days animals
and humans were
equal. We can talk about that another time. For now, let’s
focus on the hippo,
Crates’ story.
Crates was a lover of green vegetables, especially broccoli;
spinach, which he
sometimes mispronounced as Spanish; cucumbers, green bell
peppers, green
cabbages, kale and unripe tomatoes including tomatillos.
Crates loved green veggies and shared his love with everyone
around him.
Crates was a strong young man, who grew up to become a
doctor, a father, a
grandfather and a great grandfather.
At the ripe old age of one hundred and eighty-five, Crates
began losing his
memory and it saddened his family. His great granddaughter Frida,
who was a surgeon and the mayor of their town, was concerned
about Crates.
Since the whole town cared so much about Crates, whom they
now called,
“the father of medicine”, Frida decided to have a town
meeting to come up
with a solution for her great grandpa.
At the town meeting, the people recognized all that Crates
had done in
teaching healthy eating of green vegetables. Many people
were saying how
much a diet that incorporated green veggies helped them to
live a more
energetic and healthy life. The town then identified the key
issue that brought
them to the meeting. After much brainstorming, the
townspeople said that they
needed to help Crates to remember to buy his green veggies
as he was
traveling about town, which he was still healthy enough to
do, even at the age
of one hundred and eighty-five.
“While driving, how can we help him to remember to pick up
his favorite
green veggies at the supermarket, on his way home?” And,
“Can we also use this solution to continue Crates’ legacy of
teaching others
the importance of eating healthy green veggies?”
Was the town successful?
And do you see why some people still
speed up at the yellow light?
(Which of course they shouldn’t.)
The
Moral of The Story:
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You did it! Your self-authorized voice is both mighty and lovely. Thank you for being you. Thank you for your existence. Thank you for your leadership.
With Admiration,
fern the poet