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Kurlyn and Her Stubborn Long Curly Hair

In a cozy cottage, under a lavender sky, lived a magnificent little girl named Kurlyn. She had the curliest, swirliest hair you could ever spy!

A cozy cottage with lavender skies and a little girl with very curly hair standing outside, smiling.

Every morning Kurlyn's hair would bounce and twirl, wriggle and whirl. Her locks danced with a mind of their own, full of wiggles and giggles, never left alone.

A close-up of A little girl with long, curly, unruly hair, who is adventurous and fun's hair bouncing and twirling around her head like it has a life of its own, with illustrations of giggles and wiggles coming from the hair.

No brush would stay, no comb would dare, because Kurlyn's hair had a plan—beware! Kurlyn giggled, her hair had tricks, it loved to play hide and seek with sticks!

A little girl with long, curly, unruly hair, who is adventurous and fun trying to brush her hair with a comb that seems to bounce away, while her hair playfully grabs sticks.

One sunny day, Kurlyn decided she'd find a way with a gleam in her eye, come what may! She needed to wear her favorite hat, but her curls were wriggly and squiggly and flat.

A little girl with long, curly, unruly hair, who is adventurous and fun looking determined, wearing a hat that doesn't fit well because of her unruly curls, with the sunny day in the background.

She thought and she thunk, then she had a try. Kurlyn whispered secrets to a butterfly. 'Fly, fly, winged friend, help me out quick!' The butterfly fluttered and gave her a kick.

A little girl with long, curly, unruly hair, who is adventurous and fun whispering to a butterfly, with the butterfly looking inspired to help her.

First came a bird with a ribbon so red, it tied up her hair, but it bounced instead. Then came a squirrel with a nut so small, it nestled in her hair, feeling tall.

A red-ribboned bird and a small squirrel trying to help A little girl with long, curly, unruly hair, who is adventurous and fun, with the ribbon falling off her hair and a nut stuck in it.

But no matter the aid from friends of the sky, her hair would continue to twist and tie. 'What to do?' she mused, 'Oh what a twister!' Then she saw a shimmering, shiny blister.

A little girl with long, curly, unruly hair, who is adventurous and fun looking puzzled, with her friends in the background, as she notices something shimmering and shiny in the distance.

The blister was a bubble, bobbing from the brook. Kurlyn's eyes sparkled with an ah-ha look! She dipped her hands in the bubbly brook water, and it shimmered and sparkled brighter.

A little girl with long, curly, unruly hair, who is adventurous and fun reaching into a shimmering brook with bubbles floating around, looking hopeful.

Kurlyn's hair sighed, it cooled with delight, the bubbles were magic, oh such a sight! Her curls untwirled in the magic brook’s glow, they became soft and silky, in a constant flow.

A little girl with long, curly, unruly hair, who is adventurous and fun's hair untwirling and becoming soft and silky as she plays with the magical bubbles in the brook.

With her hat on her head and a cheer to the sky, Kurlyn had solved it, oh me, oh my! Her friends all fluttered and danced around, as she did too, with nary a frown.

A little girl with long, curly, unruly hair, who is adventurous and fun wearing her hat properly, dancing joyfully surrounded by her bird, squirrel, and butterfly friends.

‘From now on,’ she said, ‘I know where to go! To the bubbly brook that makes my hair flow.’ She twirled and skipped, her curls no longer tough. Kurlyn had found her miracle fluff!

A little girl with long, curly, unruly hair, who is adventurous and fun happily skipping towards the bubbly brook, her hair looking soft, with her friends fluttering around her.

And every day since, under the lavender skies, Kurlyn's curls danced in the gleam of her eyes. Her troubles were solved in a magical way; she smiled and giggled through every day!

A final scene of A little girl with long, curly, unruly hair, who is adventurous and fun playing and laughing under the lavender skies, her curls dancing energetically and her friends around her.

Reflection Questions

  • How did Kurlyn use her creativity to solve her hair problem?
  • Why was it important for Kurlyn to ask for help from her friends?
  • How do you think Kurlyn felt after discovering the magical brook?

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