A long time ago a boy and a girl went for a walk with the girl’s dog. They meandered around her neighborhood and strolled beneath giant trees that provided tremendous shade. Both people lived in Las Vegas where the weather was warm a good majority of the time. As they walked, they happened upon a huge cactus that was wrapped around a man’s property. The paddles were over the sidewalk and the man was going to cut them back. One paddle was taken from this magical cactus by the two new people who found it. The boy carried the paddle all the way back to the girls house very carefully so he would not get stuck with the needles. He decided to let the paddle dry out for a few months and then plant it in a pot.
The girl was so excited and when it came time to plant the paddle, she watered it often. He thought she was watering it too much but the paddle spoke to her, and told her it loved the water. The cactus had a good combination of sunlight and water and felt so loved. One special morning, the cactus grew something out of the top of the paddle. A few days later, a flower bloomed. It was the most beautiful flower the girl had seen. This was her first experience with cactus flowers and she was fascinated. Each day she went outside and watched the flower. There were no pollinators out and about so the flower did not develop into a pear. She loved her new cactus and the boy was really impressed that a flower grew so quickly before a year was even up.
They decided this cactus would go with them wherever they moved and it would be their plant. Together. Forever!
Thank you all for reading and have a wonderful Wednesday. Stay tuned for more about the magic paddle!
-Karen Hilliard
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