Evelyn, a bright-eyed three-year-old, loved the ocean. She loved to look at pictures of all the fishes! Evelyn was a very good girl. Grandma always said that the best thing about Evelyn was how grateful she was for everything. "Evelyn, sweetheart, do you know that when you are grateful, good things come to you?" Grandma asked one day while baking a cake.
"Good things like fluffy bunnies, Grandma?" Evelyn asked, her eyes wide.
"Maybe even better!" Grandma chuckled.
Later that day, Evelyn was playing in her room when she saw something amazing outside her window. Fluffy, pink and lilac clouds were swirling in the sky, forming a giant, fluffy staircase! At the top, Evelyn saw a fluffy white rabbit waving at her.
"Wow!" Evelyn gasped. The rabbit hopped down the cloud staircase. "Hi! My name is Whiskers! Do you want to come play in the clouds?"
Evelyn was a little scared but mostly excited. She felt grateful for this amazing adventure. She climbed onto Whiskers' back, and up they went! The clouds felt soft and bouncy, like a giant trampoline!
"This is amazing!" Evelyn giggled.
Whiskers took her to a cloud castle made of cotton candy and marshmallow fluff. Everything sparkled and shimmered. Evelyn had never seen anything so magical!
"We love making new friends," a cloud sheep said, offering Evelyn a cloud puff.
Evelyn took a bite. "It tastes like cotton candy!" she exclaimed.
Evelyn played all day in the clouds, meeting fluffy sheep, cloud birds that sang beautiful songs, and even a cloud dragon who blew bubbles of rainbow colors.
As the sun started to set, painting the clouds in shades of orange and pink, Evelyn knew it was time to go home. She felt so grateful for this wonderful experience.
"Thank you, Whiskers," she said, hugging the fluffy rabbit. "This was the best adventure ever!"
Whiskers hopped down the cloud staircase, leaving Evelyn safely in her room. The clouds slowly disappeared, leaving behind a sky full of twinkling stars.
Evelyn ran to Grandma and told her all about the cloud castle, the cloud animals, and especially, the fluffy rabbit named Whiskers.
Grandma smiled. "See, Evelyn? I told you! When you are grateful, good things come to you. The world is full of magic if you just open your heart to it."
Evelyn snuggled into Grandma for a bedtime story, her heart full of joy and gratitude. As she closed her eyes, she saw Whiskers winking at her from the starlit sky, reminding her of the magical adventure they shared and the importance of always being grateful. Even though it was a little spooky, Evelyn knew that magic was real, especially in the clouds.
