Eyes

Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Nikki who loved to see the world around her. She liked to look at the blue sky, the green trees, the colorful flowers, and the cute animals. She wondered how she could see all these things so clearly and beautifully.

One day, she asked her father, “Papa, how can I see everything?”

Her father smiled and said, “You can see everything because you have eyes, my dear. Your eyes are like little cameras that capture the images of the world and send them to your brain.”

Nikki was curious and wanted to know more. She asked, “How do my eyes work, Papa?”

Her father explained, “Your eyes have many parts that work together to help you see. Let me tell you about them.”

He pointed to Nikki’s eyes and said, “The first part is the eyelid. It is like a curtain that covers your eye when you blink or sleep. It protects your eye from dust and dirt and keeps it moist.”

He moved his finger to the corner of Nikki’s eye and said, “The second part is the tear duct. It is like a faucet that makes tears when you cry or when your eye is irritated. Tears help wash away any dirt or germs that get into your eye and also keep it moist.”

He moved his finger to the edge of Nikki’s eye and said, “The third part is the eyelash. It is like a broom that sweeps away any dust or dirt that tries to get into your eye. It also helps block some of the bright light that might hurt your eye.”

He moved his finger to the center of Nikki’s eye and said, “The fourth part is the iris. It is like a colorful flower that gives your eye its color. It can be blue, green, brown, or any other color. It also has a hole in the middle called the pupil. It is like a window that lets light into your eye. It can change its size depending on how bright or dark it is outside. When it is bright, it becomes smaller to let less light in. When it is dark, it becomes bigger to let more light in.”

He moved his finger to the front of Nikki’s eye and said, “The fifth part is the cornea. It is like a clear glass that covers your iris and pupil. It helps focus the light that enters your eye.”

He moved his finger behind Nikki’s eye and said, “The sixth part is the lens. It is like a magnifying glass that bends the light that passes through it. It helps make the images of the world clear and sharp on your retina.”

He moved his finger to the back of Nikki’s eye and said, “The seventh part is the retina. It is like a screen that receives the images of the world from the lens. It has many tiny cells called rods and cones that sense different colors and brightness of light. They send signals to your optic nerve.”

He moved his finger to the side of Nikki’s eye and said, “The eighth part is the optic nerve. It is like a cable that connects your eye to your brain. It carries the signals from your retina to your brain.”

He moved his finger to Nikki’s head and said, “The ninth part is your brain. It is like a computer that processes the signals from your optic nerve and turns them into pictures that you can understand. It also helps you remember what you see and recognize familiar things.”

Nikki was amazed by how her eyes worked. She thanked her father for telling her such a wonderful story.

She said, “Papa, I love my eyes! They are so amazing!”

Her father hugged her and said, “I love your eyes too, my dear! They are so beautiful!”

They smiled at each other and looked at the world with their amazing eyes.