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“Ah, pardon me. My old age seems
                                                                                                                                   to have left me with deafened ears. My

                                                                                                                                   apologies. Where’d you come  from,
                                                                                                                                   little one?”


                                                                                                                                         “I don’t know. I just woke up and I

                                                                                                                                   can’t see much with all the weird white
                                                                                                                                   things covering my eyes. You sound
                                                                                                                                   really old though.”



                                                                                                                                         Ah, the excitement and energy of
                                                                                                                                   youth.


                                                                                                                                         “Listen well, my child, for I have

                                                                                                                                   many stories to share with you.”
                      Last Moments of                                                                                                    “Oh! Do tell, Mr Old Man!”




                      Winter’s Tree                                                                                                my voice slowly melting away. The birds
                                                                                                                                         Time passed by and I could feel


                                                                                                                                   are starting to sing their melodies once

                                    Written by Jestine Loh Ming Hui                                                                again.


                                                                                                                                         “Tell another one! I want to hear
                  I have awoken from my slumber. The light touch of the first fallen snow caressed my                              the story of the stolen fruits again!”
            cheek like a kiss from the angels.

                                                                                                                                         “My child, I am tired. How about
                  “Wake up, wake up! There’s snow!”                                                                                you tell me one of your stories?”



                            The delightful shouts of children were music to my ears. I opened my heavy                                   “Sure! So I first…..”
            eyes, my vision quite blurry, indulging in the charms of nature.

                                                                                                                                         Alas, all I could hear were the
                       I’d seen the white stars glistening on the dull ground for….how many encounters                             sounds of the angels from up above
            had it been? It’s heavenly nonetheless. I never got tired of it.                                                       calling my name.


                  This was God’s gift to me. A white quilt to keep me company, a welcome gift, if you                                    Grow, my child, and live long to

            will. Quite lovely, I might add.                                                                                       pass your stories to your children. I will
                                                                                                                                   await your arrival to tell you my stories
                  “Hello there!” I heard a small voice whispering in my ear. I looked down to see the                              again.
            littlest sprout staring back at me. “I’ve been screaming at you but you’ve been ignoring

            me for the past hour! Are you okay?”                                                                                   A.I. Generated
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