Poland

Yet inescapable extinction threatens the whole Earth. I am dismal and find that life doesn't have any meaning anymore. My only hope resides in my young sleeping brother, Bright Ecologist, who is snuggled up against me. It is now time for him to wake up and do something for me.

- My brother! You must see to it that Earth becomes the gem of the Universe once more - I shouted out loudly to Bright Ecologist. And he continued to sleep. Suddenly I noticed that he had heard my voice. He stretched slowly, opened up his sleepy eyes and took a shrewd look at his half of the Earth and all the bright colours.

There was once a great goddess called Green Planet. She used to bathe in the river every day. Until one day repugnant pustules, from which poured out a foul-smelling, brownish, viscous liquid, covered her skin. She immediately rushed towards the riverbank but the scorching sun forced her to seek shade. She was terrified as where there was once a wood, now there were only tree stumps. She started to choke and a terrible pain ran through her body. She tried to scream but no sound came out. A swirl of black clouds gathered above her and a number stood out: 365. Suddenly... Phew! It was that nightmare again! The great goddess called Green Planet climbed out of bed. She had been hounded by these nightmares for some time now and they disturbed the serenity and safe feeling she had always had. She was exhausted and had grown thinner. And she was worried by this number that she saw in her dreams that was going down each time. She felt that she had to start to take action. She sat down in an armchair and became immersed in thought. She was wearing a green dress with a blue ribbon belt. She was in love with Ray of Sunshine and she used to dress as prettily as she could for him. She used to sometimes alternate the green dress with multicoloured blouses or even coats in reddish or yellowy tones so that he would not grow tired of her. When Ray of Sunshine used to neglect her, she used to become very sad and she used to hide her tearstained face under a large umbrella, and when he used to leave her, she used to shiver with cold. She used to await the return of her loved one under a white fur coat so that she could bloom once more under his warm touch. That was how their relationship had continued for years. She was distracted from her thoughts by the birds chirping as they built their nests.'What would become of them if my nightmare were to happen?' she thought sadly.

I have finally realised the meaning of my dream. I must take action as time is ticking on, she thought and she impressed the ordeal of her nightmare on man. When they became frightened, she called their leaders to a communal meeting. She prepared them an extraordinary feast: bowls full of all sorts of seeds of all different colours. It is good that you have accepted my invitation. I am Green Planet, your grandmother and nutrient. You have pushed me to the brink of exhaustion with your unbelievable lack of concern and lack of responsibility. With your luxurious cars and air-conditioned homes, you are all dying from allergies, cancers and depression. But you can change something. Abandon this way of life and come back to your roots.