A massive castle stood beside the vast ocean, looking almost like a perfect copy of a fairy-tale fortress.
Right in front of the grand castle stretched an enormous garden—so full of colors that it looked like a second sea, a sea made of blooming flowers. The garden was so large that one might mistake it for another ocean altogether.
And in this ocean of flowers, a little girl was running. She was trying to catch a butterfly, and from the smile on her face, it seemed as if no one in the world could be happier than she was.
"Ah, Elena, slow down or you'll fall."
A man came from behind and scooped the girl into his arms.
"Hmph, but Papa, I want to catch that butterfly. It's so cute! Because of you it flew away! I wanted to make it my pet!"
The man laughed. "Ah, Elena… but if you run like that, you might fall and hurt yourself."
"Hmph, but I want it…"
He laughed again, gently. "Of course, sweetheart. But if you do that, your little cute butterfly might get hurt too. It'll be separated from its family. Then the butterflies won't like you."
"Huh… but I really love butterflies."
"Haha, of course you do. But think about it—if someone took you away from Mama and Papa, wouldn't you feel sad? Everyone has a family, and everyone wants to stay close to them."
The little girl suddenly became emotional. "No… I don't want to be away from Papa and Mama. I don't want anyone to hate me."