The ignored doll

 

Once upon a time a beautiful doll called Catita kept being ignored by her owner. She had beautiful blue eyes; shinny blond hair made of wool, shared in two big laces. She had big red lips on the shape of a heart.   Do you know why?  Lucie, her owner, always looked the other girls playing with new dolls. She felt very envious of the girls because their dolls looked more beautiful and well-dressed than hers.

She wanted to be rich, just as the other children. That way she would have everything she ever dreamed. She dreamed of having a brand new doll. 

Lucie was always feeling irritated and complained about life. Her mother would then say: 

— Lucie, my dear. We need to be happy with what the life God has given us. We are poor, but we don’t lack anything. You have such a beautiful doll! 

— She is old and ugly! — She then said. 

— She has been your friend for a long time and this is important. You are being unfair to her, my dear. 

— I don’t want her anymore! — She screamed. 

— We can’t give you another doll, my dear. If you don’t want this doll, you won’t have another one. 

Lucie then threw the doll on the floor. She did it with such a strength it broke in pieces. Lucie then decided to bin her doll. 

Some time later, Lucie regretted her attitude. She felt sad as she missed her doll. She wasn’t able to play without it. 

She then cried and asked her parents to buy another one: 

— We can’t afford to buy you another doll. 

One day she went outside and saw a very poor girl who came closer to her. She had a package under her arm that reminded a baby. 

She then told Lucie: 

— I came here to thank you. I always wanted to have a doll but was never able to as my parents are very poor. I passed by your house the other day and saw a tiny doll at your bin. I took it and thanked Jesus for the gift she received. I then took her home and my mom washed her. She looks so pretty now. Look!

The girl then took Catita out of the package. Lucie felt emotional when she saw the doll. She was looking so pretty!  She then understood what she lost. She could see the love and attention the little girl gave to the doll. She then realised she rejected something that gave so much happiness to someone else. She had a very special treasure she took for granted.   Before going to bed at night, she then told her mom what happened. She then said to Lucie:  — We sometimes don’t realise how happy we are until we loose something really precious to us. You

just lost a doll, my dear. Therefore, there are other precious gifts we got from life which we don’t value sometimes: our family, the house we live in, the peace that surrounds us, love...

Lucie then understood the lesson. 

— You are right, mom. I will think through what we have. If I think about it, Catita is in good hands. She is receiving all love she deserves. 

On that night, before going to bed, Lucie thanked Jesus the blessing of having a family that gave her so much love...

           
                                                                  Aunt Celia