De Zingende, Zwevende Leeuwerik

My name is Melody.

My name is Melody.

I am a small bird with golden feathers.

I am a small bird with golden feathers.

I live in a magic garden with talking flowers and singing trees.

I live in a magic garden with talking flowers and singing trees.

One day, a sad man comes to my garden.

One day, a sad man comes to my garden.

He looks very tired.

He looks very tired.

His clothes are old and dirty.

His clothes are old and dirty.

"Please help me,"

"Please help me,"

he says.

he says.

"My daughter is sick."

"My daughter is sick."

"She needs a magic flower to get better."

"She needs a magic flower to get better."

I know about the magic flower.

I know about the magic flower.

It grows on the tallest tree in the garden.

It grows on the tallest tree in the garden.

But the tree is very dangerous.

But the tree is very dangerous.

It has sharp thorns and angry bees.

It has sharp thorns and angry bees.

"I will help you,"

"I will help you,"

I say.

I say.

"But you must promise me something."

"But you must promise me something."

"Anything!"

"Anything!"

says the man.

says the man.

"When your daughter is well, bring her to visit me."

"When your daughter is well, bring her to visit me."

"I am very lonely."

"I am very lonely."

The man promises.

The man promises.

I fly to the tall tree.

I fly to the tall tree.

The bees try to sting me.

The bees try to sting me.

The thorns try to cut me.

The thorns try to cut me.

But I am fast and small.

But I am fast and small.

I get the magic flower.

I get the magic flower.

The man is very happy.

The man is very happy.

He takes the flower and runs home.

He takes the flower and runs home.

Days pass.

Days pass.

Weeks pass.

Weeks pass.

The man does not come back.

The man does not come back.

His daughter does not visit me. I am sad and angry.

His daughter does not visit me. I am sad and angry.

I use my magic voice to sing a spell.

I use my magic voice to sing a spell.

The spell makes me grow bigger and stronger.

The spell makes me grow bigger and stronger.

Now I am as big as an eagle.

Now I am as big as an eagle.

I fly to the man's house.

I fly to the man's house.

I see his daughter in the garden.

I see his daughter in the garden.

She is healthy and beautiful now.

She is healthy and beautiful now.

"You must come with me,"

"You must come with me,"

I tell her.

I tell her.

"Your father broke his promise."

"Your father broke his promise."

The girl is scared, but she comes with me.

The girl is scared, but she comes with me.

We fly back to my garden.

We fly back to my garden.

At first, she cries every day.

At first, she cries every day.

But slowly, she learns to love the garden.

But slowly, she learns to love the garden.

She talks to the flowers.

She talks to the flowers.

She dances with the trees.

She dances with the trees.

She learns my songs.

She learns my songs.

One day, she says,

One day, she says,

"Melody, I want to stay here forever."

"Melody, I want to stay here forever."

"This is my real home."

"This is my real home."

I am so happy.

I am so happy.

I sing the most beautiful song ever.

I sing the most beautiful song ever.

My song is so full of love that it breaks my spell.

My song is so full of love that it breaks my spell.

I become small again.

I become small again.

But now I am not lonely.

But now I am not lonely.

The girl stays with me.

The girl stays with me.

We sing together every morning.

We sing together every morning.

We are the best of friends.

We are the best of friends.

The magic garden is full of music and laughter now.

The magic garden is full of music and laughter now.

And we all live happily ever after.

And we all live happily ever after.