In the library, everything was quiet except for the sound of the rain.
“It’s time to go,” said Sizwe’s mother, closing her book. “Aw, mom!” said Sizwe, who had run out of smiles.
But as they stepped out into the street…
WHAT A SIGHT!
Everyone in town was there!
Everyone!
And they were ALL smiling!
The smiles bounced around and beamed at Sizwe. They warmed him, and tickled him, and crept up, up, up from his toes… to the TOP of his head. He was so full of happiness that the smile burst out, brilliant and beaming bright.
And something changed. The dark, gloomy, rainy afternoon didn’t seem so dark anymore.
Could it be…? YES!
The clouds parted, and the warm sun shone down on them, with the biggest, brightest, most brilliant smile of all.
