One sunny morning, Gordie the Garden Gecko woke up very happy. Today was the big flower festival! All the flowers in the garden would show their pretty colors. Gordie looked at his own spots. They swirled and changed like a rainbow. He loved how his green scales could match any flower. As he walked to the festival, he saw two paths. One path had red roses. The other path had blue morning glories.
Gordie walked down the path with the red roses. His spots began to swirl with pretty red colors to match the flowers. "How lovely!" said a tiny voice. A small ladybug sat on one of the roses. "Hello!" said Gordie. "I'm going to the flower festival!" "Oh, but you need a special flower to join," said the ladybug. "Would you like to help me find one?" Gordie saw two roses nearby. One was very tall and would need teamwork to reach. The other was small but hidden behind some thorns.
"Let's get the tall rose together!" said Gordie with a smile. The ladybug flew up to the tall rose while Gordie stretched his long gecko tail. The ladybug held onto one petal while Gordie reached up with his tail. "Almost there!" said the ladybug. Working as a team, they got the tall rose! It was the prettiest red rose Gordie had ever seen. His spots swirled with joy, making patterns just like the rose petals. "Now you can go to the festival," said the ladybug. "But wait! I see two ways to carry the rose. You could balance it on your back, or we could carry it together."
Gordie carefully placed the beautiful red rose on his back. His spots swirled and changed to help hold it steady. The rose felt a bit wobbly, but Gordie moved slowly and carefully. "Be careful!" called the ladybug. "The festival is just ahead!" As Gordie walked, the rose started to slip. His spots swirled faster, trying to keep the flower in place. The wind began to blow gently, making it even harder to balance. Just then, Gordie saw the festival entrance! Colorful flowers of every kind decorated the path. But there was a problem - he could see two different gates. One gate had a smooth path but lots of other geckos rushing around. The other gate was quiet but had a bumpy path with little rocks.
Gordie looked at the quiet gate with the bumpy path. "Slow and steady," he whispered to himself. His spots swirled into calm, earthy colors as he carefully stepped onto the path. Step by step, Gordie moved over the little rocks. The rose wobbled on his back, but he kept it balanced. His special spots helped him grip the flower better with each careful move. Finally, he made it through the gate! The festival was beautiful. Flowers of every color filled the garden. Gordie's spots danced with joy, matching all the wonderful colors around him. A wise old butterfly flew down to greet him. "Welcome to the flower festival! What a lovely rose you've brought," she said. "Would you like to join our color parade? We need someone special with changing colors like yours!" Gordie felt excited, but he still had the rose to take care of.
"Yes, I should find a safe place for this beautiful rose first!" Gordie said to the butterfly. He looked around and saw a perfect spot - a soft bed of moss near a gentle stream. Gordie carefully placed the rose there, where it could get water and stay fresh. His spots swirled with satisfaction at making such a good choice. "Now I'm ready for the parade!" Gordie told the butterfly with excitement. The butterfly fluttered happily. "Wonderful! The parade has two special spots where we need your color-changing skills. You could lead the front, where everyone will see your beautiful colors, or you could be in the middle, where you can help connect all the different colored flowers together."
Gordie bounced with joy and moved to the front of the parade. His spots swirled with all the colors of the rainbow, making him the perfect parade leader! "Watch this!" he said happily. As he walked past red flowers, his spots turned red. When he passed yellow daisies, his spots became sunny and bright. Each step brought new colors and patterns! Other garden friends joined the parade behind him. Butterflies danced in the air, and friendly bugs marched along. Everyone loved how Gordie's colors showed them where to go. As they marched, Gordie came to a garden crossroads. The music was playing, and all his friends were following his lead. He needed to choose the next path for the parade!
Gordie led the parade toward the tall, happy sunflowers. His spots began to sparkle with bright yellow and gold colors. The warm sun made his scales shine like little stars! "This way, everyone!" he called out cheerfully. The parade followed him into the field of giant sunflowers that seemed to touch the sky. The sunflowers swayed gently in the breeze, as if they were dancing to the parade music. Gordie's spots swirled with more and more golden patterns, matching the sunny flowers above. "Look how your colors match the sunflowers!" said a small bee who was buzzing nearby. "But some of our friends can't see the parade because the sunflowers are so tall. Maybe you could help?"
Gordie knew just what to do. His spots began to glow brighter and brighter, like little beacons of light. He climbed up the tallest sunflower, his spots twinkling like stars in the daytime. From high up, all his friends could see his beautiful colors dancing. His spots changed from yellow to gold to orange, lighting up the whole garden. The parade moved together, following his glowing colors through the sunflower field. The butterfly from before flew up next to him. "Gordie, you've made this the most special flower festival ever! Your colors have brought everyone together." As the sun began to set, Gordie's spots gave one final, magical swirl of all the colors he had seen that day - the red of the rose, the gold of the sunflowers, and every shade in between. The whole garden glowed with happiness. And from that day on, whenever there was a flower festival, everyone would look for the special gecko whose spots could dance with all the colors of the garden. The End
