The fairytale of the stork Bella

Once upon a time there was a stork called Bella. She lived in Sweden, in a little village called Torsås. Everyday she flew her way to the seaside near Bergkvara where the water was clear and full of fishes.
One day when she was flying back home to her nest, she saw a very beautiful stork boy standing along the shore. His beak was reflected in the water, his legs were long and his eyes were shining. He was the most handsome boy that Bella had ever seen before!

Next morning she woke up very early and joined her stork friends. They were going to the big lighthouse outside Bergkvara for a picnic.
The sun was shining and the boats had just arrived to the harbour with their catch of fish. She and her friends rested for a while on one of the boats and couldn’t resist eating a bit.
- Fresh herring! Nam, nam!
Bella was looking for the beautiful stork boy she had seen the day before at the shore, but she couldn’t find him.
- Maybe I can see him from the lighthouse, she thought.

Bella became very sad when she realized that she probably wouldn’t be able to see the handsome stork boy again. Everyday she returned to the coast and the lighthouse to see if he was there, but he wasn’t. One day she passed a schoolgirl that was walking in the fields of Torsås where the big oaks were growing.
She pointed at one of the wind turbines and told Bella that the one that she was looking for was waiting for her there.

The schoolgirl was right! There up on one of the powerful turbine wings was the stork boy she had been looking for such a long time.
- The most beautiful view you have from the lighthouse, but the best view though from the wind turbines, the stork boy said to Bella, while they were flying away together.
-The most beautiful view is the view I’m having right now, said Bella and looked in the stork boy’s eyes.

Since the day on the wind turbine Bella and the stork boy are sharing the same nest together with their four stork kids. The nest is on a chimney that it’s warm and comfortable for the whole family. From the chimney they can see the wind turbine and every time it reminds them of that it’s worth looking for the beauty and don’t give up the thought of it!


Torskolan 5th