In a beautiful forest in the UK, there lived a special leaf. This leaf was quite different from other leaves. It had a magical power, that is, it could dance. Every early morning, when the first ray of sunlight shone into the forest, this leaf began to dance. It swayed gently with the breeze, as if dancing an elegant ballet. The small animals around were all attracted to it. The little squirrel opened its big eyes and watched curiously on the branch, and the little bird also stopped singing and quietly admired the leaf's dance.
One day, a little squirrel summoned up the courage and jumped beside this dancing leaf. The little squirrel had never seen a dancing leaf before. It carefully approached and asked, "Leaf, why can you dance?" The leaf replied, "I don't know either. All I know is that when the wind blows, I just want to dance." After hearing this, the little squirrel was very envious of the leaf and said, "I also want to dance like you." So, the leaf took the little squirrel to sway gently in the wind together. The little squirrel was extremely happy, feeling as if it also had the magical power.
As days passed by, once, it rained in the forest. Other leaves were all beaten by the rain and hung their heads low, but this dancing leaf was different. It danced merrily in the rain, and the raindrops were like its dance partners. The leaf spun and jumped in the rain, and the raindrops falling on it splashed small water flowers. Its dance made the whole rainy day full of vitality and energy. Those small animals that had hidden because of the rain also poked their heads out to watch when they saw the leaf's dance.
Seeing the leaf dancing so merrily in the rain, the small animals were all influenced. The little squirrel, the little bird, and the little rabbit all gathered around. The leaf said to them, "Let's dance together." So, the leaf began to lead the small animals to dance together. The little squirrel jumped around among the branches, the little bird flapped its wings and flew in the air, and the little rabbit hopped on the ground. The whole forest was full of laughter and joy, and everyone was immersed in this cheerful dance.
Autumn arrived, and the leaves in the forest began to turn yellow gradually. This dancing leaf also knew that its time was running out. It decided to dance the last dance. It danced alone in the autumn wind, without the previous merriment but with more solemnity. The small animals around watched quietly. They knew that the leaf was about to leave. With the end of the last dance step, the leaf gently fell down and landed on the forest land. The small animals gathered around and buried this dancing leaf with other leaves. They would always remember this magical leaf that brought joy to the forest.
