On Christmas Day, Santa Claus gave a little witch a golden seed. The seed was shimmering and glowed like a small golden pearl when held in her hand.
"What a beautiful seed," the little witch exclaimed.
"I should plant it and see what it grows into," the little witch said.
The little witch went to a large empty space in front of her house and dug a huge hole. She planted the golden seed, watered it, and placed a big wooden sign next to it that read: "Golden Seed."
"I should go and see if the seed has sprouted," the little witch said.
"Oh my, something has grown from the ground, it's the size of a fist, chubby and round," the little witch said.
"That's not a monster, it's a loaf of bread. Well, to be precise, it's a bread house," the old witch said to the little witch.
"A house, a house, a bread house!" the little witch exclaimed happily.
"Grow, grow, my bread house, grow quickly!" the little witch chanted. And the bread house indeed grew a bit bigger.
A group of little chicks came running by and when they saw the bread house, they chirped, "How wonderful! How wonderful!" They went inside the bread house and made it their home.
"Grow, grow, my bread house, grow quickly!" the little witch continued chanting.
The bread house grew a little more.
A group of kittens came along and when they saw the bread house, they meowed, "How marvelous! How marvelous!" They entered the bread house and made it their home.
The little witch kept chanting. The bread house grew even more, reaching the height of a two-story building.
A group of puppies came running and when they saw the bread house, they barked, "How beautiful! How beautiful!" They entered the bread house and made it their home.
The little witch continued chanting. The bread house grew much larger. It now had the height of a five-story building. At that moment, school ended and the children saw a five-story bread house on the empty space, which filled them with curiosity. They jumped, sang, and went inside the bread house to play games.
The little witch kept chanting. The bread house continued to grow. It now had the height of a ten-story building.
The Rabbit Village Chief arrived with 999 rabbits, the Fox Village Chief arrived with 999 foxes, the Wolf Village Chief arrived with 999 wolves, the Leopard Village Chief arrived with 999 leopards, and the Elephant Mother arrived with 100 baby elephants.
Even with so many children and animals living inside, the bread house still had plenty of space because it kept growing.
In the evening, the bread house was already home to 10,000 animals and 10,000 children. But the bread house kept growing. It had now reached the height and size of a 100-story building.
More animals and children kept coming towards the bread house.
Suddenly, a strong wind blew, and the bread house slowly lifted off the ground...
The adults panicked and tied ropes around the bread house. Many people gathered to pull, "Heave-ho, heave-ho," trying to bring the bread house back to its original spot. But the wind was too strong, and the bread house kept rising. Underneath the bread house, 10,000 adults held on to the ropes while swinging. They were completely lifted into the air with the bread house. The wind grew stronger, and the bread house floated higher and higher, drifting into the clouds...
The animals and children inside the bread house felt like they were on a giant spaceship, slowly drifting towards the sky.
They saw the stars and cheerfully greeted them, "Hello, little stars!"
They saw the moon and warmly greeted her, "Hello, Aunt Moon!"
The bread house floated for three days and three nights. When the strong wind finally stopped, the bread house slowly descended and landed on a small island in the sea...
The adults let go of the ropes that held them and rushed into the bread house, searching for their children and embracing them tightly...
They called the king and he sent a large ship. With great effort, they managed to load the bread house onto the ship and brought it back to where it had ascended. However, the adults had become wiser; they secured the bread house firmly to four pillars to prevent it from being blown away by strong winds again.
Later on, the bread house became a playground for adults, children, and animals alike.

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