Gary The Cloud Maker: A Short Story

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It was a cloudy night in the land of greece, where a family with one child lay. In their house the child staring out into the sky, mesmerised by all that was to be seen in the night. But then, a question appeared inside his consciousness, and he decided to ask his father. “Father, Why are there clouds in the sky?” he asked. “Why don’t you sit next to me while I tell you the tale of Gary the cloud maker” Once upon a time, in Ancient rome, there were no clouds in the sky, and It was very dry because the sun was radiating on the people all day. WHen it rained, there was no way of telling how long it would be, or when it would come. Gary was originally the god of rain, but felt pity for the people, so he went to the gods of the sky for a meeting.

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