Folktales for children: Ever wondered why a clock covers its face?

Long ago, Earth was filled with all that was beautiful and fragrant. A carpet of green shrubs, bushes and creepers filled with lovely red, yellow, pink and blue flowers. Trees and bushes were laden with fruits of all sizes and shapes, sweet, sour and bitter. Birds with different plumage – some with short tails, others with long feathers – perched and sat on the branches of the trees.

Elephants ate the fruits, and other beasts halted under the shade of the trees to rest. Piglets, pups and kittens played with each other in the bright sunshine during the day. Bees and butterflies moved from one flower to another, buzzing and singing a beautiful tune.

Well, it was a lovely time. All humans and their children played with the elephants, horses, and even eagles smelled the flowers and sat under the shade of trees.

It was a time of plenty. The fields were rich with crops, there were plenty of fruits, and the rivers, ponds and streams flowed with clear, sweet, fresh water. No one went hungry, and people seemed to live forever.

At first, Earth was happy, too. She loved the young people and the animals and birds and insects. She was happy that they...

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