Week 13 – A letter from Mrs Cunningham (Tuesday)

Here is the story which I was going to share with you in assembly today. I hope you enjoy it. There would have been pictures and a couple of songs too, so you will have to use your imagination, and then maybe you could sing the rainbow song at the end.

The Story of The Rainbow

Once upon a time the colours of the world started to quarrel: they all wanted to be the best and the most important.

Green said: “Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and of hope. I was chosen for grass, leaves and trees. Look out over the countryside and you will see that I am everywhere.”

Blue interrupted: “What about the sky and sea. The sky gives space and peace. Without my peace, you would all be nothing.”

Yellow chuckled. “You are all so serious. I bring laughter and warmth to the world. The sun is yellow, the moon is yellow, the stars are yellow. Every time you look at a sunflower, the whole world starts to smile. Without me, there would be no fun.”

Orange started next. “I am the colour of strength. I may be rare but I am precious for human life. I carry the most important vitamins. Think of carrots, pumpkins, oranges and mangos. I don’t hang around all the time, but when I fill the sky at sunrise or sunset, my beauty is so striking that no one gives another thought to any of you.”

Red started shouting: “I am the ruler of all of you. I am blood! I am the colour of danger and of bravery. I am the colour of roses and poppies. Without me, the earth would be as empty.”

Purple rose up to his full height. He was very tall and spoke with importance “I am the colour of royalty and power. Kings, chiefs, and bishops have always chosen me for I am a sign of authority and wisdom. People do not question me. They obey.”

Finally, Indigo spoke, much more quietly than all the others but with just as much determination: “think of me. I am the colour of silence. You hardly notice me, but without me, you all become nothing. I represent thought and reflection, twilight and deep water.”

And so all the colours went on boasting and quarrelling, each convinced that they were the best. Soon, their quarrelling became louder and louder. Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening! Thunder rolled and boomed! Rain started to pour down.

Rain began to speak: “You silly colours, fighting amongst yourselves, each trying to be better than the rest. Don’t you know you were each made for a special purpose, unique and different? Join hands with one another and come to me.”

Doing as they were told, the colours united and joined hands. The rain continued: “From now on, when it rains, each of you will stretch across the sky in a great bow of colours as a reminder that you can all live in peace and appreciate each other.

Now you know that at the end of assembly, I ask what the meaning of the story is. Well, I think this one is all about being yourself and being special, and when we all work together we can be super strong…just like our super Mortimer Family.

Have a terrific Tuesday

Mrs Cunningham