Rainbow Formation

Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Nikki who loved to play outside. She liked to run in the grass, climb the trees, and chase the butterflies. But her favorite thing to do was to look at the sky and watch the clouds change shapes.

One day, after a big rainstorm, Nikki saw something amazing in the sky. It was a big arc of colors that stretched from one end of the horizon to the other. It looked like a giant bridge made of light. Nikki was so curious and excited that she ran inside to tell her father.

“Papa, Papa, come quick! There’s a rainbow in the sky!” she shouted.

Her father smiled and followed her outside. He looked at the rainbow and said, “Wow, that’s beautiful, Nikki. Do you know how rainbows are made?”

Nikki shook her head. She wanted to know.

“Well, let me tell you a story,” her father said. “You see, rainbows are actually a gift from the sun and the rain. They work together to make something magical for us to enjoy.”

“Really? How do they do that?” Nikki asked.

Her father explained, “You know how the sun is very bright and warm, right? And you know how the rain is wet and cold, right? Well, sometimes they like to play with each other. The sun sends its rays of light to the earth, and the rain drops them back up to the sky. When they meet in the air, they create tiny prisms of water that act like mirrors. They reflect and bend the light into different colors.”

“What are prisms?” Nikki asked.

“Prisms are shapes that have flat sides and angles. They can split white light into different colors, like red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. Those are the colors of the rainbow,” her father said.

“So the sun and the rain make prisms with water?” Nikki asked.

“Yes, they do. And when there are many prisms in the sky, they form a rainbow. The rainbow is always opposite to the sun, because that’s where we can see the colors best. And it always has the same order of colors: red on top, violet on bottom,” her father said.

“Wow, that’s amazing! I love rainbows!” Nikki exclaimed.

“Me too,” her father said. “They are a sign of hope and happiness. They remind us that after every storm, there is something beautiful waiting for us.”

They hugged each other and watched the rainbow until it faded away.