HawaiiFormanyyears,Hawaiihasbeenamagicnametopeoplewholiketotravel.Thebeachestherearethebestintheworld/andthewavesarethehighest.Andtheweatherisneithertoohotnortoocoldalltheyeararound.Thewaterisveryclear,too.It’stoowonderfulforpeopletodowatersportsthere,justlikesurfing,diving,water-skiingorswimming.Especiallysurfingthereissoexcitingthatmanysurfersandtravelersfromallovertheworldareattractedeveryyear.PeopleonbothsidesofthePacificOcean,inJapanandinAmerica,dreamofseeingthesebeautifulislandsinthemiddleofocean.Theyalsowanttoseesunsetovertheocean.Inthetropicallands,thesundropslikeaballofgoldenfireintothesea,anditdropsoquicklythatyoucanalmostseeitmove.Peopleoftenhaveaquiet,peacefultimehere,perfectforaleisurelywalkalongthewater.ThefirstpeoplecametoHawaiinearlytwothousandyearsago,butskyscraperhotelswereonlybuiltinthelast25years.NowyetairplanesmakeitpossibletoflytoHawaiiforaweekendfromTokyoorSanFranciscoorLosAngeles.Whereverpeoplecomefrom,theyreallywanttoseetheoriginal1beautyofHawaii.ABraveMotherLiza,amiddle-agedwoman,wenttopreparelunch,leavingBarney,her3-year-old-son,playingbyhimselfinthebackyard.Allofasudden,asharpcryofBarneycameintothemother’sears,andLizarushedintothebackyardandfoundabigsnakeentwiningthelittlechildwithitsbodyandtryingtoswallowtheboy.Lizawasterrifiedandquiteangry.Shemadeuphermindtosavehersonfromthesnake’smouth.Itwasmother’slovethatmadeLizaforgetwhatshefaced.Shetookupanoldhatchetfromthegroundandstruckthesnakewithallherstrength.Onetwowiththehatchet,Lizahitthesnakeagainandagain,butshefeltasifshewasstrikingamassofsolidrubber.Thelittleboy’svoiceandbreathweregettingweakerandweaker.Liza’sheartwasbrokenandshegotnearlymad.SuddenlyLizaputasidethehatchetandthrewherselftothesnake,openedhermouthandbitintothesnake’sbackasiftearingatoughsteak.Lizawasreallymad.2Byandbyasmallpieceoffleshwasbitoff.Lizapickedupthehatchetagainandhitatthewoundinthesnake’sbackmadlyandsavagely.Stinkingbloodwassprayingoutofthesnake’sbody.ThesnakewassobadlywoundedthatitletgoofBarneyandmovedbackintotheforesthurriedly.Ithadneverimaginedhowhumanbeingshadsuchsharpteeth.Onhalfwayhome,thesnakelay,dead.AChildReadyToBeBornOnceuponatime,therewasachildreadytobeborn.OnedaythechildaskedGod,"TheytellmeyouaregoingtosendmetoearthtomorrowbuthowamIgoingtolivetherebeingsosmallandhelpless?""Amongthemanyangles,Ihavechosenoneforyou.Shewillbewaitingforyouandwilltakecareofyou."Godreplied."ButhereinHeaven,Idonothingelsebutsingingandsmiling!That'senoughformetobehappy."Godsaid,"Yourangelwillsingforyouandwillalsosmileforyou3everyday.Andyouwillfeelyourangel'sloveandbehappy.”"And",saidthechild,"howamIgoingtobeabletounderstandwhenpeopletalktome,ifIdon'tknowthelanguagethatmentalk?""That'seasy,"Godtoldthechild,"Youranglewilltellyouthemostbeautifulandsweetwordsyouhaveneverheard,andwithmuchpatienceandcare,yourangelwillteachyouhowtospeak."ThechildlookedupatGodandsaid,"AndwhatamIgoingtodowhenIwanttotalktoyou?"Godsmiledatthechildandsaid,"yourangelwillplaceyourhandstogetherandteachyouhowtopray."Thechildsaid,"I'veheardthatonearththerearebadmen,Whowillprotectme?"Godputhisarmaroundthechild,saying,"Yourangelwilldefendyou-evenifitmeansriskinglife!"AtthatmomenttherewasmuchpeaceinHeaven,butvoicesfromearthcouldalreadybeheard.Thechild,inahurry,askedsoftly,"OhGod,Iamabouttoleavenowpleasetellmemyangle'sname!""Itisnothardtoremember,"Godreplied,...
