Snowflake was a very happy snowman. He lived in a little garden with a bright red scarf and a carrot nose. Every day, children would come to visit him, building him taller and adding sparkly decorations. Snowflake loved being big and strong!
One sunny morning, something strange began to happen. The sun peeked through the clouds, and Snowflake felt… smaller. A little drip fell from his nose! He was melting! He worried he wouldn't be the fun snowman the children loved.
A little robin, with feathers as red as Snowflake’s scarf, chirped, “Don’t be sad, Snowflake! It happens every spring. You’re not disappearing, you’re just changing.”
Snowflake felt a little better, but still worried. He watched as he got smaller and smaller. The children noticed too. They didn’t stop playing with him, though! They built a little snow fort around him to give him shade.
A little girl named Lily said, “Even though you’re getting smaller, Snowflake, you’re still our friend!” She carefully placed a tiny flower near his carrot nose.
As Snowflake melted more, he became a puddle. He wasn’t a snowman anymore, but he was still part of the garden. He helped the flowers grow, and the robin drank from him. He realized the robin was right – he *was* still useful, even changed.
When winter came again, and the first snowflakes fell, Lily and her friends remembered Snowflake. They built a brand new snowman, even bigger and brighter than before! They named him Sparkle.
Sparkle looked down at the spot where Snowflake had been. He knew Snowflake wasn’t *gone*. He was part of everything around him, helping the garden grow. And Sparkle knew that even when *he* melted, he would become part of the garden too.
Lily smiled. “Snowmen change with the seasons,” she said. “But the fun and friendship always stay the same.” And as the snow fell softly, Sparkle the snowman felt very happy, knowing he was part of a wonderful, ever-changing world.