It was a dull day in Fluffy land and everybody was feeling a bit sad, the Fluffys liked the days to be bright and cheery, but today the day just seemed to get everybody down, no body seemed to want to go and polish the sun in fact a few of the little Fluffys were so sad they began to cry, causing little scattered showers all over, yes today was not a very nice day.

It was decided that some of the head Fluffys went to see King Fluffy to ask what could be done about it, he thought and then he thought again until at last he cried “I have it! We will go and see the man who paints the sky and ask him if he can make it a little brighter”

All the fluffys where so excited they jumped up and down with joy, “Yes that’s what will will do, we will ask the man who paints the sky”

So off they all went to find him, “Oh please Mr painter, we are so upset and sad, because its so dull everywhere, can’t you make it a little brighter?”

“I will get my paint and see what I can do” he said, and off he went to get all is paints, he had blue and yellow paint some white and grey paint, a little black paint not forgetting some red, in fact he took all his colours.

He put all the paint in a big wheelbarrow and off he and all the other fluffys went to try and make the sky look a little brighter.

First he opened a big can of blue paint and began to paint the sky,

“can we please help you” said the fluffys.

“ OK but be careful not to spill any paint said the Paintman. And try not to mix them as you will make a different colour.

Now all the Fluffys grabbed a paint brush and started to paint the sky blue, “Remember to leave some gaps” the Paint man said “ We cant have it all blue, I only do that on special days”

“What colour will you put in the gaps” asked one of the fluffys

“It might be white, or I might put in some add some grey, I haven’t made up my mind yet, I might even mix up some colours to make new one’s”

“Oh lets have some red as well” the fluffys all shouted “ We will help you, we will help you” and began to open all the tins of paint.

“Wait” said the Paint man “You will get all the colours mixed up” in the confusion, the pain pots began to spill over into the wheelbarrow.

The man who paints the sky grabbed the wheelbarrow to steady it, but it was too late, all the paint tipped out and began to run into the sky.

“Now look what you made me do” said the Paint man.

“Oh we are so sorry, please don’t be angry, we only meant to help you”

“It’s OK”he said “ as he put his extra large brush onto the spill, and with one sweep he went from the bottom of the sky, all the way up and then down again to another place.

“Oh look” said the Fluffys and all began to jump with joy.

So now the next time we have a few little showers and the sun starts to shine, you will know just how how rainbows are made.