Once there was a dandelion (蒲公英) living alone by the road.It felt bored and sad all day－no one ever stopped to take a look at or talk to it.
One day，a mother was walking on the road with her baby.The baby was crying hard and loudly.No matter what the mother did，she couldn't get the baby to stop crying.Then the mother looked down，and she found the lonely dandelion.It looked so lovely in the sun with its white seeds widely open，and more beautiful than other plants around.
The mother squatted (蹲) down，picking the dandelion softly.Then she brought it up to her baby so that he could see it clearly.When the baby saw the flowers of the dandelion，he quickly stopped crying and looked at them with interest.
His mom put the dandelion near her mouth and blew the flowers up and down.The dandelion seeds (种子) then flew in the air，spreading far away with the wind.The mother gave the dandelion to her son.He didn't know what the plant was，but he knew it was fun to play with，which made him giggle (咯咯笑) so happily.
Now the dandelion knew its value and didn't feel sad.It lived a beautiful life just by being itself.It wasn't as beautiful as other flowers，but it brought the child a simple kind of happiness that money can't buy.
The dandelion's story tells us that everyone is special and great.We can help others in one way or another.We're far greater than we think we are.
