The Old Street Lamp

An old street lamp had given many years of service to the same street, faithfully shining through rain, snow, and fog. Now, his time had come to retire. On his last evening at work, the lamp felt worried. The next day, the mayor and town council would decide his future. Would he be sent to light up a quiet suburb, a faraway village, or maybe a factory? Or would he be melted down into something else? The lamp felt very close to the watchman and his wife. He had started his job on the very same evening the watchman began his duties. Over the years, they had grown old together, and the lamp had become part of their little family. What would happen to the old lamp after his last night on the street? Could the kind watchman and his wife help change the lamp’s fate? Read the story to discover the old street lamp’s journey from fear to fulfillment.