Tolerance makes you strong: Why being different is really cool!

Tolerance makes you strong: a colourful summer in Neflental

The time of the glorious high had dawned in the Neflental. The sun danced high in the sky and sent golden and amber-coloured rays of light through the entire valley. Many animals and residents had gathered at the amber blossom grove. It smelled so sweetly of honey and summer rain that everyone enjoyed walking barefoot on the soft grass.

Today, the people were planning a big celebration. Some of the inhabitants wore sapphire-blue or coral-red robes, others had decorated their hair with emerald-green leaves. They sat together around small, cheerful campfires, laughing, playing the flute and telling stories. Lanterns floated higher and higher in the twilight - their light reflected on crystal-clear rivers and small lakes nearby.

A strange guest on the shore

In the midst of the merrymaking came a guest that many had never seen before: a forest dweller from a very distant corner of the Neflen valley. He had bark-brown skin, very different eyes to the others and spoke with a voice that sounded like drums in the rain. Some of the children giggled because they had never heard anything so unusual.

Rosa Periwinkle gently grasped the guest's hand and nodded invitingly. "Everyone is welcome here," she said boldly. "In Neflental, being different makes us particularly strong." The adults fell silent, embarrassed because they didn't know how to react to the new face. But Rosa Immergrün simply smiled, immediately making the visitor feel more at ease.

How to show courage

A small boy handed the guest a sun-yellow petal from the ground. "Can I show you the amber blossom grove?" he asked. The group walked through the sea of flowers together. The new friend told them about his adventures in the distant forest. Everyone listened intently. They laughed because some of the words sounded funny. Soon the others were also telling their own stories - about great jumps into the river, hidden caves or the best day at the crystal lake.

They sang and danced in the evening. "Have you seen how different we are?" asked Rosa Immergrün. "And how beautifully our festival shines because everyone brings something of their own?" The revellers agreed with cheerful shouts. Every difference brought new colours to the festival - sun gold, sapphire blue, coral red, emerald green.

Tolerance makes life more colourful

When the lanterns were bright in the sky, Rosa Periwinkle sat down next to her new friend. "Here in Neflental," she said kindly, "we all like what makes us different. It's brave to show ourselves as we are. And it's really cool because it keeps us together." A girl with blue hair nodded and said: "I'll always be open to new friends. Then the Glanzhoch will always be the best party of the year!"

And as the moon rose over the Bernblütenhain, everyone knew that tolerance not only makes us strong, but also makes the whole Neflental shine brighter.

What do we learn from this?

Being different means showing courage and discovering new things. Everyone is valuable, no matter how they look or speak. Because real strength comes from friendship, openness and tolerance. Those who remain curious discover new colours in life every day - just like in Neflental.

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