Lila's Kindness in the Desert

In the quiet desert dawn, a tiny sparrow named Lila fluttered from dune to dune,

searching for water. The sun had just risen, and the golden sands shimmered with heat.

She found a single sparkling drop of water sitting on a cactus leaf. “Oh,

what luck!” she chirped happily, about to drink. Just then, she heard a soft

cry — a thirsty beetle struggling nearby, weak and tired. Lila looked at the

drop, then at the beetle. “It’s not much,” she said kindly, “but maybe we can

share.” She gently tilted the cactus leaf so the drop rolled toward the beetle.

The beetle drank it all and smiled gratefully. “Thank you, little sparrow.