Once there was a boy who got really upset, but he couldn’t figure out a good time to cry.
And then, he forgot he even had to cry.
His tears knew, though. And they kept trying to get out. Even when the boy was happy, these tears would try to get out. And the boy was always nervous.
He didn’t want to listen to sad music. Or when people said they loved him.
In fact, it was only when he was mean that he wouldn’t get the feeling like he had to cry. And so people started leaving him alone. Which got him upset all over again.
Before long, he had so many tears stuck inside, that he could hardly get around. And then there was a geyser.
Out of nowhere, just walking through the grocery store, it burst out of his eyes and even out of his mouth and ears.
And all the people who saw, stopped and watched as everything he was sad about finally leaked all over the place: the time his mom and dad yelled at each other, the time his grandma got sent back to heaven, the time his favorite toy broke, the time nobody wanted him on their team… on and on.
And everyone was so sad with the boy, they all started crying together.
They cried and they cried until all of their tears nearly flooded the world.
And then, all they had left was peace.
And all they had to figure out was what to do next…