One time, there were some bushes planted in a flower garden. However, the people who planted them had no clue what they were doing so they overcrowded them. The bushes lived a sad and unsatisfied life because none of them had enough food to eat. All of them wanted the other bushes to be happy and to have enough food, but it wasn't to be. The choices of human beings had made these bushes live a hard life of hunger. One day, a person came along and weeded the bushes' garden. This person listened to the bushes soft crying. So the person asked, "What is wrong little bushes? Why are you so sad?"
They softly stifled their sobs and whispered, " Those terrible other people have put too many of us in one spot and now we are hungry."
"What a terrible thing for them to do!" cried the person. "Can I help you to not be hungry anymore?"
"Yes! Yes!" bushes shrieked with happiness. "That would be positively lovely!"
The person frowned for a moment and then sadly replied, "I am afraid that there is only one way that will be long lasting. It will require a sacrifice from 2 of you. Are any of you willing to do it?"
"Well, what is involved?" asked one of the bushes.
"Well, two of you will have to be uprooted. It could turn out alright and no one would be hungry anymore...BUT there is a chance that you could DIE!" explained the person
The bushes became quiet and a little subdued. Finally the two lilac bushes spoke up. "We will do it. We want to grow bigger than this space will allow for. We will sacrifice so that we may have the possibility of doing so.
and because we love the other bushes so much."
The person said, "Okay, I will find another place for you, lilac bushes."
The bushes all cheered and waited. They waited for close to a year and they still hadn't heard from the person
In fact, it had been so long that the bushes were beginning to think that the person was lying to them or that maybe it had all been a dream
One day, the person came back. "I'm sorry that I haven't been back to see you. I felt bad for you lilac bushes. Nobody wants you to be planted in their gardens. I was afraid to tell you this," apologized the person.
The lilac bushes began to cry along with the other bushes. They cried so much that they flooded the garden with their tears and they began to shrivel up and dry out.
The person felt terrible and added their tears to the bushes tears.
Then the person realized that the bushes were drying up and stopped crying. "Please stop crying, bushes, you'll dry up and then be hungry and thirsty. Then where will we be?"
The lilac bushes were still sad, but they sniffed a couple times and started soaking their tears back up through their roots. "Well, we love our friends very much. We would do anything to help them survive and to have healthy lives. Even though nobody wants us, we will still give our lives for them."
The person was shocked that a plant knew how to be so selfless. "Are you sure?"
The other bushes were sad that their friends, the lilacs would have to go. They tried to convince them not to go, but to no avail. The lilacs were convinced that they needed to leave in order for their friends to survive and they would have it no other way.
The other bushes were sad that their friends, the lilacs would have to go. They tried to convince them not to go, but to no avail. The lilacs were convinced that they needed to leave in order for their friends to survive and they would have it no other way.
Reluctantly, the person got out their shovel and started digging. The lilacs went with smiles on their faces. They waved a tearful good-bye to their friends and went on their way to a new adventure.
The end
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