An
elderly woman and her little grandson, whose face was sprinkled with bright
freckles, spent the day at the zoo. Lots of children were waiting in line
to get their cheeks painted by a local artist who was decorating
them with tiger paws.
"You've
got so many freckles, there's no place to paint!" a girl in the line
said to the little fella. Embarrassed, the little boy dropped his head.
His
grandmother knelt down next to him. "I love your freckles. When I was a
little girl I always wanted freckles," she said, while tracing her finger
across the child's cheek. "Freckles are beautiful."
The
boy looked up, "Really?"Freckles are beautiful. Really?"
"Of course," said the
grandmother. "Why just name me one thing that's prettier than freckles."
The
little boy thought for a moment, peered intensely into his grandma's
face, and softly whispered, Wrinkles."
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