Once upon a time in a faraway land, there was born a
special girl to a poor farmer’s family.
The farmer and his wife waited so very long to have a child. The farmer's wife would cry as she saw all the mothers with their children. She also noticed that some of the children
and their mothers were rotten. On the
outside they looked fine, but inside, in their heart, they were full of
selfishness, greed, and just plain ugliness. One night this poor farmer’s wife
prayed for a child, and she asked that God would give her a child with a
special heart, not selfish or rotten like the other children in the town, but a
special heart that could make others better by her love.
This poor mother waited, for what seemed like eternity,
for God to answer her prayer. Summer came and went. Winter came and left. Spring came and the hope of a child had
almost gone with it too, when the happy farmer’s wife realized that she was
carrying her beloved and waited child.
She was over joyed. The house
could not contain her excitement. The
city could not hold it either. She ran
until her legs could carry her no more, to the country, to an open field, and
celebrated by dancing and singing.
Eight months went by, as the mother waited patiently for
her daughter to be born. She knew the
time was getting close. The day was
unseasonably cold, the coldest day in the year, and she was trying to keep warm
by the fire, when she felt a pang in her gut.
Her child was coming, and she was early.
There was no time to prepare, the farmer’s wife rushed to find her
husband, and told him to call for the doctor.
There in her own house, her beloved child was born. She was a beautiful baby girl, with deep
brown eyes. The mother thought that she
could see her daughter’s heart beating in her tiny chest, and she knew. She knew that the Lord had answered her
prayer of making her heart special. The
farmer’s wife named her daughter Cold Beauty, to represent the day that she was
born.
Cold Beauty lived with her mother and father, and they
loved her very much. Her mother treasured her, and the beautiful heart that lie
inside her daughter. Strangers would
look on Cold Beauty, and their heart would warm. It wasn’t long before many strangers were
coming to see Cold Beauty, people who had been suffering for years, who knew
that Cold Beauty could make their heart warm again. This made the poor farmer’s wife’s heart
happy that her daughter had such special power.
As word about Cold Beauty grew; however, so did greed. Unscrupulous people began to offer the farmer
and his wife money in exchange to keep the child. Her parents vehemently refused, but still the
greedy people did not give up. Soon,
they were trying to steal the child and take her away.
Cold Beauty’s parents feared for Cold Beauty’s life. They
knew the only way to protect her was to take her far away. For over a year they tried to keep Cold
Beauty hidden, but their efforts did not prevail. And although, it would break Cold Beauty’s
mother’s own heart to give her up, she knew this was Cold Beauty’s only chance
at survival. At night in a dream, the
farmer’s wife was told to take Cold Beauty to a place that housed special
children and kept them safe. Only those with a pure heart were allowed to enter
their walls. This special place was
guarded by a force of love, and only special people could live there.
Over time, the special care takers helped Cold Beauty
grow a cover over her heart, which would allow her to live securely among
ordinary people. This cover allowed Cold
Beauty to only use her power to warm others hearts when she chose, and she
could do it without them knowing that it was her who had warmed their
heart. To change a heart is a slow
process, and so Cold Beauty lived with the special care takers and other
special children for a period of over a year.
She was grateful for the love and care that she received, but Cold
Beauty missed her mother. This posed a
significant problem, for while Cold Beauty’s power has evolved, it did not make
the people in her town forget her importance.
Cold Beauty’s only chance to know the love of a mother and father was to
live with another family that knew nothing of her power. The care takers searched high and low for a
family worthy of Cold Beauty. They
conspired together and wondered what kind of family would make the best family
for her. One caretaker said, “They should
have enough firewood to always keep Cold Beauty’s heart warm.” Another said, “They should have children
already, so that Cold Beauty will have brothers and sisters with which to
play.” One said, “They should have a
field nearby that Cold Beauty can pick fresh flowers in the Spring.” And
lastly, “They should have a pet, that Cold Beauty can snuggle with at
night.” And they were all in
agreement. They searched and
searched. At times, they thought that
there was no one to whom they could entrust Cold Beauty’s special heart. But at last, they stopped on a house, and
they realized this family was the perfect match. Not only did they have plenty of firewood,
and a nearby field, not only did they have other children, and a family pet
named Dob, but they also had another child with a special heart, and they loved
her and protected her already.
This was the perfect family for Cold Beauty. Yes, here
she would be loved, and protected, and her special heart would be guarded from
all harm. And that is just what
happened. Cold Beauty grew into a lovely
young lady, and then into a lovely woman, and then into a lovely mother of a
special daughter of her own.
The End
