A ray of sunshine in the form of a princess visited a garden and encountered Snowdrop, a small, frail white flower. The other flowers tried to convince the princess to choose one of them to be her flower, but she felt bad for Snowdrop. The princess granted Snowdrop's wish to be the first flower to bloom each spring after the snow melts, so people would know that spring has arrived. From that point on, Snowdrops have emerged first each year to signal the coming of spring.