Nessie and the Secret of the Clouds
by
Patches the Story Dog
A story about Rain
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Good morning, Nessie Sparkles! The sun is up. The loch is bright and blue. Nessie Sparkles swims and swims. Splash, splash, splash!
The sun shines down, warm and golden. It warms the water. It warms Nessie's nose. Can you feel something warm? The sun warms everything!
Look! The warm water starts to wiggle. Tiny, tiny drops float up. Up, up, up they go! The sun makes the water so warm that little drops lift right off the loch.
Nessie Sparkles watches the drops go up. "Where are you going, little drops?" she asks. Up, up, up! Higher and higher! The tiny drops float into the sky.
The little drops find each other way up high. They huddle together. They make a cloud! One drop, two drops, many drops — a soft, fluffy cloud.
More drops float up. More and more! The cloud gets bigger. And bigger! It is round and puffy and full. What a big cloud!
Nessie Sparkles sees the big cloud turn gray. "Oh!" she says. "The cloud is SO full!" When a cloud holds too many drops, it cannot hold them anymore. What happens next?
Drip. Drop. Drip, drop, drip! Rain! The drops come back down. Softly, gently, the rain falls. It is okay, Nessie. Rain is just water coming home. You can wait and watch — rain always stops.
Drip, drop, drip, drop! The rain fills the loch. It makes little circles in the water. Plink, plink, plink! Nessie Sparkles giggles. The rain tickles!
The rain slows down. Drip… drop… drip. The cloud feels lighter now. It turns white again. And look — the sun peeks out! When rain comes, be patient and cozy. The sun always comes back.
Nessie Sparkles splashes in the cool, fresh water. Splash, splash, splash! The loch is full again. The rain went up, up, up — and came back down. Water goes on a journey to the sky and always comes home!
Nessie Sparkles looks up at the sky. New tiny drops are already floating up, up, up. Tomorrow there will be new clouds. And maybe more rain. And more splashing! The water always goes around and around — and Nessie will be here, waiting to say hello.