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"She's too much," the roses said.

"She shows off," the lilies agreed.

Marigold heard them. She tried to dim her color, to blend in, to be less bright. But no matter how hard she tried, she still glowed.

One evening, a storm rolled across the garden. The wind howled. The rain pounded. Flowers bent and broke in the darkness. The bees were lost. The butterflies scattered.

Marigold stood tall in the rain, her petals shining like a beacon.

"Follow the light!" the bees cried.

"Follow the light!" the butterflies echoed.

They gathered around Marigold, sheltering beneath her leaves, warming themselves against her glow.

The next morning, the storm passed. The other flowers looked at Marigold with new eyes.

"You saved us," they said.

"I just stayed bright," Marigold replied.

The roses apologized. The lilies admitted they were jealous.

"We thought you were showing off," they said. "But you were just being yourself."

Marigold forgave them. She continued to glow, bright and bold, no longer caring what anyone thought.

The garden was richer for her light. The bees were safer. The butterflies were happier.

Marigold learned that being too much was not a flaw. It was a gift.

And the other flowers learned that different is not wrong. It is just different.

The garden still has roses and lilies, tulips and daisies. But none shine as bright as Marigold.

And when storms come, everyone knows where to go-toward the light, toward the flower who refused to dim.

Marigold still glows, orange and gold, a tiny sun in a garden full of shadows.

She never tries to blend in again.

She shines. And the world is brighter for it. ]]> Fri, 08 May 2026 07:13:40 +0000 WOLINM News 1 http://www.screenguards.sblinks.net/News/the-marigold-who-was-too-bright-wwii-american-soldiers-military-base/