The Lantern that Lost its Light

Toby lies in his cozy bed and pulls the warm blanket over himself and Teddy. The bedroom is very quiet, with only a cool night breeze blowing through the open window. Toby hugs Teddy and whispers softly: - Our room is so quiet tonight, Teddy Teddy nods, rests his cheek on his small cloud pillow, and listens to the rustling wind in the garden

From the dark sky outside, a faint light floats slowly through the open window. It is a small paper lantern, and its glow is fading away. The lantern wobbles and lands gently right on their blanket. Toby points and whispers with excitement: - Look, a little lantern has drifted into our room Teddy crawls closer with curiosity and gently touches the folded paper with his soft paw

The paper lantern has no warmth left. Inside, only a tiny blue light flickers weakly, almost going out. Without its warm light, the lantern cannot fly back to its sparkling family high in the sky. Toby asks with worry: - What can we do to help it glow now Teddy points outside the window, where the yellow stardust is falling like sparkling snow. Perhaps, that twinkling stardust is exactly what the little one needs

Toby and Teddy walk to the wide windowsill. Teddy reaches out, holding his silver net to catch the stardust falling slowly in the night wind. Once the net is full of glowing neon-gold sparkles, Teddy pours them into the paper lantern. The lantern immediately brightens up, casting a warm light, and floats gently out the window like a balloon. Toby waves goodbye: - Go back to your family in the sky, little one Teddy smiles as the lantern joins hundreds of other glowing lights in the beautiful night sky

Toby gently closes the window, leaving just a tiny crack for the cool air. The two friends snuggle back under the warm blanket, resting their heads on their cozy pillows. Through the glass, the night sky sparkles with thousands of glowing lights like a fairy tale picture. Toby hugs Teddy tight and whispers: - Let us sleep well now Teddy holds his cloud pillow close, smiles, and falls deep into a soft dream among the stars