In a big, very big city there lived a girl named Alenka. She lived with her parents in a multi-story house and often played in the children's playground.
In autumn it was time for her to start school, so the girl had already learned all the letters and numbers. Alenka was a good and obedient girl, always listened to her mother. Well, almost always...
The girl really didn't like it when her mother asked her to come home or go to bed. She had a thousand excuses for her mother's instructions. Her discontent grew especially when the girl was drawing.
I don't want to stop drawing, never ever!
The girl insisted.
More than anything in the world I love to draw!
Why do you never draw with pencils?
Her mother asked.
Why don't I draw with pencils? I do, but then I erase them. There are such bright colors all around, but pencils can't convey all the beauty, so I don't draw with pencils.
The girl explained.
One evening Alenka sat at her desk and, as always, was drawing. She was so tired from the whole day that she didn't even notice her eyes getting heavy and she fell asleep without realizing it.
And the girl dreamed a wonderful, colorful, magical dream. Alenka found herself in a mysterious unfamiliar country, where the inhabitants were... paints.
Oh my, how beautiful it was here! The houses were all like pencils, the trees were green like brushes, and along the streets walked chubby jars of paint. There were five of them.
The paints immediately recognized the girl:
Allow me to introduce myself: Red!
Said the jar.
The most cheerful.
I'm Yellow, like the sun and sand.
Blue – like forget-me-nots in the field and the sky.
And I'm Green, I love leaves and grass.
I'm very pleased.
Alenushka said joyfully.
I know you all well, because I love to paint with paints. But I think someone didn't introduce themselves. Why are you so shy and quiet?
Because I'm White color. My drawing is completely invisible on white paper.
Introduced the last jar of paint.
Then it's all clear to me! So you're all artists here?
The girl asked.
All together declared:
Yes, we are paints, which means we are famous and well-known artists!
Oh, praising yourself and boasting isn't very nice. Maybe you'll show yourselves in action? Draw a cheerful, beautiful picture. There's just a free space on the wall in my room.
Said Alenka.
Great idea! But we need to think about what to draw. We'll consult now, decide and get to work.
The paints answered in unison.
They stepped aside and took a long time to decide.
You listen to the music, sit here, and we'll go, and each of us will draw our own picture. Five pictures are much better than one. Do you mind?
Asked the jars of paint.
The paints scattered in different directions, and the girl was left alone. She looked at the fairy-tale city, listened and hummed along to a little song.
Some time passed. Red appeared first. He approached the girl and handed her an album with a drawing.
Oh, how beautiful! But somehow it scares me, everything is so red! I think it's a fire! My mother doesn't let me play with matches, I'm afraid of fire!
Said the girl.
Yellow handed over his drawing second.
And Alenka didn't understand this either:
What is this? Nothing is clear, is this a sandbox or what?
Blue also showed his art, but there was a question for him too:
This is a beautiful drawing, but I don't know what it looks like. If this is the sky, why are there no clouds?
In the girl's hands was a drawing by Green.
Is this a meadow of grass? But why do I need so much of it, I'm a girl, not a rabbit!
Alena protested.
Last of all, the jar with white paint handed over a white sheet of the album.
I don't want to seem like a capricious girl in your eyes, so you don't think I don't like anything. I know you're all great artists, but separately it turned out very badly. Let's try to draw one picture together.
Suggested Alena.
How do we do it together? I can only draw an autumn forest, poppies, or a little dress, if it's red.
That's perfect! Green will draw the meadow, you draw red poppies. A girl in white shoes and white bows will collect the flowers. Above them will be a blue sky and a bright yellow sun shining.
How well we thought of everything! Great idea! We'll do it! Hurray!
The chubby jars discussed the idea animatedly.
Alenushka, wake up.
Mother woke her daughter.
Get up, wash your face, brush your teeth and off to bed.
Mom, mommy, I dreamed of a wonderful picture.
The girl told happily.
You'll draw it tomorrow, but today it's time to wash up and go to bed to sleep.
Mother advised.
I'll definitely draw it, but that's not what I wanted to say! I understood something new!
What did you understand?
Mother asked.
But Alenka didn't answer, she was already sleeping soundly.
And did you guess what new thing the girl understood? If not, listen: each of us has little strength on our own, but if we unite with friends, we can do something big, important and bright. After all, to achieve a good result, we need to do everything together, a team is strength!
