Once upon time in past, nof at present there was a girl named Gulbonu. Gulbonu sincerely loved flowers since her name means flowers-loved girl and for other reasons. Gulbonu used to go to the garden every morning to pick different flowers up, collect and give them to her mother, grandmother. Gulbonu got up early one day in the morning and enjoyed the floral fragrance which she had picked the previous day. That morning she decided to go on a field trip with her friends Aziza and Munisa to pick fresh tulips from the field rather than the garden in front of the yard. They got some sweets such as cake, table-cloth, water, 3 dishes and a basket with them. As soon as they reached the pasture Aziza spread the tablecloth and put 3 loaves of bread and 3 bowls of water in it. Munisa climbed the hill in front of Aziza to regard where the most beautiful flowers were and the view of green fields and rolling hills. When Gulbonu had just come to drink tea, a cotton-white object appeared under her feet. If you had bent down and looked at him, you would have seen that stranger plant for Gulbonu. Being so magnificent Gulbonuʼs eyes were dazzled: White, the magnificent fibers flew like a single lamp, the fibers like a long white light clinging to a yellowish shiny round, the very thin “puff”. As soon as Gulbonu saw this, she called her friends and said to them, “Aziza, Munisa, look what I have found”, Munisa was amazed to see this wonderful plant. Aziza said, “I know that. I remember my grandmother telling me a story about the plant yesterday. It is called as a “Momaqaymoq-dandelion” and if we puff it, these fibers will travel as far as we do, “Letʼs puff it together”, – said Aziza. 3 friends held hands tightly and puffed it out of intent! Gulbonu said: “May such wonderful flowers grow and may the world be rich in plants!” So the strands of dandelion flew away. The girls went home before it was too late to rest.

Author: Mubina KHALILOVA,
pupil of Abdulla Kadiri school of creativity