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There is definitely some magic in the first snow. It covers everything, makes the nature sleep peacefully and the children believe that the best snowmen can be made only from this one.
This morning they decided to build one on a playground right next to the swings freshly covered by snow. A proper snowman is always made of three snowballs, neither more nor less. The children got to work straightaway. At first they made a little snowball and kept rolling it so long that when they finished, it was even bigger than some of the children around. It was beautifully white and round.
“Oh, what a great snowball am I”, she thought. “I am a strong and round pile of snow. And I am so huge that the kids are not able to roll me anymore. I am the heaviest and strongest snowball all over the world”. Indeed, this was the way the snowball was thinking.
Meanwhile the children were working hard to gather enough snow for the second one. It was a little bit smaller and they managed to place it on the top of the first one. It wasn’t easy at all. Older and taller boys had to do it.
“Well, well, what an important snowball am I,” mused the second one. “The children carried me nicely and placed me gently. And they even had made a round snowchair for me. Well, well, I am here like the queen of snowballs, am I not?”
So far all the young girls and boys have been really happy with their progress. But the snowman looked like a huge number 8. It was missing a head. Not a big deal really, since it is supposed to be the smallest snowball, so not much rolling is required for that. It didn’t take long and the head was ready. But the tall boys again were the only ones able to reach and place it on the top of the second snowball.
“Wow, what a magnificent view!” cried the surprised snowball and she felt like the ruler of the world. “I see everything and I am higher than the heads of all the people gathered here. I am the highest placed snowball in the whole wide world.”
Naturally, the children have not finished yet. They picked some little stones to make the snowman’s eyes and mouth, a nose made of carrot and they used a kitchen pot as a hat. They have even found an old scarf for the snowman. Finally, they all left home since they were really tired of all the snowballs rolling and it was dark outside already. The snowman has been left alone guarding the playground. A bit bored, the snowballs started to talk to each other.
“Have you ever seen such a strong snowball as me?” asked the bottom snowball, the largest one. “The kids have placed both of you on me. They knew I am a strong snowball and the only one able to carry you both. You will never ever be able to do such thing. Without me this snowman will fall to pieces.”
“Just stop bragging you big bunch of snow!” said the middle ball. “I am the body of this snowman. I am wearing buttons made of stone and it is just and only because of me that this snowman is so beautiful. Without me both of you would have been looking just funny. Big and tiny ball on each other… everybody would have been making fun of you!”
“Hold on, hold on,” got the head her word, “I am the most important. I am the head, I do the thinking even for you. I am the wisest of us. Moreover, I have the nose, eyes, mouth and even a scarf.”
“Yah! Do not make up things, head. The most important… Your brain is obviously frozen because of the icy weather,” cried the bottom ball. A bit of breeze and you will fall down because you are tiny and weak. But as for me, even the strongest winds are not able to move me an inch.”
“Yes, yes, but without me, you both would have been just a pile of snow on the playground. I am the body, I connect you both,” chimed in the middle snowball.
“Are you all snowsane?” cried the head. “You would have been looking like a two random balls stacked accidentally. I am the head, I am the headmaster!”
They have been arguing all night long. Poor wind resting in the branches of the trees was not able to sleep at all. He was very grumpy in the morning and moreover, really, really angry. He blowed all the clouds away and the sun came out to have a look at the country. Later the children came to check on the snowman just to find all three snowballs melted together into one large puddle.
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