The Pink
My name is Pink. I am a color.
My name is Pink. I am a color.
I live in a big box with my friends Red, Blue, and Yellow. Every day, children pick up brushes and paint with us.
I live in a big box with my friends Red, Blue, and Yellow. Every day, children pick up brushes and paint with us.
Red paints fire trucks.
Red paints fire trucks.
Blue paints the sky.
Blue paints the sky.
Yellow paints the sun.
Yellow paints the sun.
But me?
But me?
Nobody picks me.
Nobody picks me.
"Pink is for girls,"
"Pink is for girls,"
say the boys.
say the boys.
"Pink is too soft,"
"Pink is too soft,"
say the girls.
say the girls.
I sit alone in my corner.
I sit alone in my corner.
I feel sad and forgotten.
I feel sad and forgotten.
One day, a small girl comes to the art table.
One day, a small girl comes to the art table.
She looks at all the colors.
She looks at all the colors.
Then she looks at me.
Then she looks at me.
"Hello, Pink,"
"Hello, Pink,"
she whispers.
she whispers.
"Will you help me?"
"Will you help me?"
She picks me up with her brush.
She picks me up with her brush.
I feel so happy!
I feel so happy!
"What will you paint?"
"What will you paint?"
I ask.
I ask.
"A dragon,"
"A dragon,"
she says.
she says.
A dragon?
A dragon?
But dragons are green or red or black.
But dragons are green or red or black.
Not pink!
Not pink!
The girl starts to paint.
The girl starts to paint.
She makes a big pink dragon with kind eyes and a gentle smile.
She makes a big pink dragon with kind eyes and a gentle smile.
"This dragon gives hugs, not fire,"
"This dragon gives hugs, not fire,"
she says.
she says.
"This dragon helps people feel better when they are sad."
"This dragon helps people feel better when they are sad."
Other children come to look.
Other children come to look.
They love the pink dragon.
They love the pink dragon.
"Can I paint a pink robot?"
"Can I paint a pink robot?"
asks a boy.
asks a boy.
"Can I paint pink flowers?"
"Can I paint pink flowers?"
asks another girl.
asks another girl.
Soon everyone wants to use me.
Soon everyone wants to use me.
I paint robots and flowers, cats and cars, houses and hearts.
I paint robots and flowers, cats and cars, houses and hearts.
I learn something important that day.
I learn something important that day.
Colors are not just for some people.
Colors are not just for some people.
Colors are for everyone.
Colors are for everyone.
We can be anything we want to be. Now I am the happiest color in the box.
We can be anything we want to be. Now I am the happiest color in the box.