Aarna was a curious little kid. Like all other young explorers, her mind sought answers to many questions. Looking around, she stretched her head up and, seeing the huge rainbow in the sky, asked her mother, "Ma, why is there a rainbow? Who made it?"
Ratna entered the verandah where Aarna was staring at the rainbow. She saw the cute and amused face of her daughter and replied, "My sweetheart, just like you have your parents to take care of you and give you the best of everything, in the same way, the Almighty is there to take care of the beautiful Earth on which we live, and also of Mother Nature, who takes care of all living souls on Earth."
"So, just as we gift you things from time to time for your good deeds and tasks, the Almighty, in the form of Mother Nature, spreads beautiful colours in all things, like flowers, trees, animals, and everything that we enjoy seeing, so that they become more beautiful. And for this purpose, the Almighty creates a rainbow."
Hearing this, Aarna enquired further, "Then what about the clouds? Do they lose their colour and give it to the rainbow?"
At this question, Ratna laughed and said, "No, my love. The clouds have lots of colours. They love sharing them! So they ask the Almighty to make rainbows, and the sun helps them sparkle in the sky."
Aarna jumped with joy and wished to catch the rainbow. Seeing her smiling face, Ratna made a rainbow-coloured sandwich for her with different-coloured vegetables, and Aarna lapped it up heartily.
