VICTA Changemakers
Anti-Bullying Week 2025
The Rainbow Cane by Millie-Jayne
This story was written for Anti-Bullying Week and inspired by this year’s theme, Power for Good. It reminds us that being different isn’t something to hide, it’s something to celebrate. For children, kindness often begins with curiosity and grows into understanding. The Rainbow Cane is a gentle story about a blind girl who learns that her difference can brighten the world around her one ribbon, one smile, one kind action at a time.
Story
Lila’s cane was white, just like every other one.
It helped her find her way, tapping softly on the ground like a little heartbeat.
But one morning, Lila decided it needed something else something for her.
She asked Mum for her craft box, and together they wrapped her cane in ribbons red, yellow, blue, and green. They stuck on tiny star stickers that glittered when the sun caught them.
“It’s a rainbow cane now,” Lila said proudly. “So people can see me coming and smile.”
When she got to school, some children gasped.
“Why’s your stick got ribbons on?” one boy snorted.
“Because it’s mine,” Lila said quietly.
But the whispers followed her like shadows.
“Looks silly.”
“Bet she just wants attention.”
At lunchtime, Lila sat alone under the big tree, running her fingers over the ribbons. Maybe it was silly. Maybe she should take them off.
Just then, a shout came from the field.
“Help! I’ve dropped my glasses and can’t find them!”
It was Ava, one of the girls from her class.
Lila stood up and listened carefully. She heard the faint rustle of grass and a small clink to her left.
Tap, tap, tap went the rainbow cane.
“There,” she said, pointing. “I think they’re just in front of your shoe.”
Ava gasped. “You found them! How did you know?”
“I listened,” Lila smiled. “I’m good at that.”
By the end of the day, everyone was talking — but this time it wasn’t whispers.
“Lila helped Ava!”
“She’s like a superhero with her rainbow cane!”
The next morning, Lila arrived to find her classmates waiting. Each one had tied a small ribbon around something a pencil, a backpack, even a shoelace.
“For Rainbow Power,” they said, grinning.
And from that day on, the playground looked a little brighter.
Not because of the ribbons but because everyone had learned that being different could shine a light for others too.
Lila tapped her way home, smiling.
Her cane wasn’t just a stick anymore.
It was her Power for Good.
Closing Reflection
Lila’s story reminds us that our differences aren’t something to hide they’re what make the world more colourful. Sometimes, the bravest thing we can do is to be ourselves, even when others don’t understand at first. Kindness has a special kind of power: it can turn whispers into smiles and help people see the beauty in what makes each of us unique. This Anti-Bullying Week, let’s all try to use our own power for good by celebrating differences, standing up for one another, and spreading a little rainbow light wherever we go.
About the Author
Written by Millie-Jayne, a blind content creator, Artist and VICTA Changemaker who believes in the power of difference, creativity, and kindness. Through art, storytelling, and lived experience, she hopes to inspire children and teens to celebrate what makes them unique and to use their own power for good in the world.
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