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Post by ---gush!--- on Jun 19, 2007 7:36:10 GMT -5
Your smile - so sweet
And so bright -
Kept me going
When day was as dark as night.
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Post by ---gush!--- on Jun 19, 2007 7:36:26 GMT -5
You never ever judged me,
You understood my sorrow.
Then you told me it needn't be that way
And gave me the hope of a better tomorrow.
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Post by ---gush!--- on Jun 19, 2007 7:37:01 GMT -5
You were always there for me,
I knew I could count on you.
You gave me advice and encouragement
Whenever I didn't know what to do.
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Post by ---gush!--- on Jun 19, 2007 7:37:26 GMT -5
You helped me learn to love myself
You made life seem so good.
You said I can do anything I put my mind to
And suddenly I knew I could.
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Post by ---gush!--- on Jun 19, 2007 7:38:06 GMT -5
There were times when we didn't see eye to eye
And there were days when both of us cried.
But even so we made it through:
Our friendship hasn't yet died.
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Post by ---gush!--- on Jun 19, 2007 7:38:33 GMT -5
Circumstances have pulled us apart,
We are separated by many miles.
Truly, the only thing that keeps me going
Is my treasured memory of your smile.
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Post by ---gush!--- on Jun 19, 2007 7:39:28 GMT -5
This friendship we share
Is so precious to me,
I hope it grows and flourishes
And lasts unto infinity.
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Post by ---gush!--- on Jun 19, 2007 7:40:47 GMT -5
You are so extra-special to me
And so this to you I really must tell:
You are my one true friend,
My Guardian Angel.
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Post by ---gush!--- on Jun 19, 2007 7:41:06 GMT -5
Our friendship is one-in-a-million
So let's hold on to it and each other.
We cannot let this chance of pure bliss fly away
For there will never be another.
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Post by ---gush!--- on Jun 19, 2007 7:42:00 GMT -5
The Pumpkin in the Jar
(Philippines)
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Post by ---gush!--- on Jun 19, 2007 7:43:11 GMT -5
O ne day in a time long ago, King Adoveneis went out into the plains to hunt for deer, and he accidentally became separated from his companions.
Wandering about, the king saw a hut that was surrounded by a garden. Tending the garden was a beautiful young maiden.
The king spoke to the maiden and said, "Tell me, lass, what plants are you growing here?"
She replied, "I am raising pumpkins and melons."
Now, the king happened to be thirsty, and so he asked the maiden for a drink. "We were hunting in the heat of the day," he said, "and I felt a terrible thirst come over me."
The maiden replied, "O illustrious king! We have water to be sure, but only an old, crude jar in which to serve it. Surely it is not right or worthy that your Majesty should drink from such a crude jar! Now if we had a jar of pure gold, in which we could pour water from a crystal clear fountain, then that would be a proper offering for your Majesty."
Shanika, age 8The king replied to the girl, "Never mind the jar: I'm terribly thirsty! I care not if the jar is old, provided that the water is cool."
The maiden went into the house, fetched the jar, and filled it with clear cool water. Presently the king drank his fill.
After he had finished, the king handed her back the jar. Then, suddenly, the maiden struck the jar against the staircase. It was shattered to bits.
The king wondered at this strange act, and in his heart he thought that the maiden had no manners at all.
He cried, "You see that I am a noble king, and you know that I hold the crown. For what possible reason did you shatter that jar, received from my hands?"
The maiden replied, "The reason I broke the jar, which has been kept for many years by my mother, O king! is that I should not like to have it used by anyone else after you, your majesty, has touched it."
Upon hearing that, the king made no reply. In his heart, he marveled at the actions of the woman and determined that she was a good, virtuous maiden after all. As he returned toward the city, a thought began to grow on him. He wondered whether the maiden was as clever as she was virtuous.
After some time, the king one day ordered a soldier to carry to the maiden a new jar, one with an opening at the top not much more than one inch across. The soldier's orders were to tell the maiden that the jar was from the king, and that she was to put an entire pumpkin inside the jar. The soldier was also to tell the maiden that she should not break the jar under any circumstance. Both the jar with the small opening at the top and the pumpkin must remain whole.
Stephanie, age 7The maiden returned a message to the king that she was certain she could do what his majesty ordered, but that such a task might take some time. Indeed, it was several months before the maiden arrived at the palace. In her hands she held the same jar, and sure enough, an entire pumpkin sat inside of it. When the king closely examined the jar, he confirmed that the jar was the same one that he had delivered. What's more, he saw that both the jar and the pumpkin were completely undamaged. He asked the maiden to marry him on the spot, as she was as clever as she was virtuous, and she gladly accepted.
Later, in their royal chambers, when his new wife revealed her secret, the king laughed long and hard.
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---ari cute man
---grabe oh!
--wla gid 2od ba...