The weather boy

the long version

"On a gray day in spring something magical happened. A little boy was born, and immediately the sun started to shine. Together with his first tears, gentle raindrops fell down. The boy grew older and changed and the weather changed along with him. Everyone in the village started to call him the Weatherboy. At first the Weatherboy liked being unique, but that changed, too. Because everyone wanted something from him. Sun, coldness, snow, thunder, lightning, hail. 'I want, I want, I want ...!' It made the boy so sad that he left. He walked farther and farther and with each step, he felt more lonely and unhappy. The world got covered in snow and ice. And just when the Weatherboy had almost given up all hope, there was a knock on his door ..."--Back cover.