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Stella and Luna's Sparkling Surprise

Once upon a time, far, far away, past the moon and beyond the stars, lived two friends named Stella and Luna.

Two women float in space surrounded by stars, smiling and holding hands

Stella sparkled like a supernova, her laughter echoing through the cosmos. Luna, with her gentle glow, always knew how to make the stars twinkle brighter.

Two cartoon-style women with sparkly dresses surrounded by stars. One is laughing while the other gestures at a star.

"Look!" Stella exclaimed one day, her voice echoing through their starry home. "A shooting star! But... it's going the wrong way!"

Two surprised women point at a comet-like shooting star.

Luna gasped. "It's heading straight for... Earth!"

Earth from space with a comet-like shooting star headed straight for it.

Stella and Luna knew Earthlings cherished fallen stars. They'd heard whispers of wishes made on twinkling lights. They had to do something!

Two worried women looking at earth from space

With a whoosh and a whirl, they hopped into their stardust-powered spaceship. It shimmered and shone, fueled by laughter and starlight.

Two women in a whimsical spaceship made of stars.

Zooming through the cosmos, they chased after the wayward star. It zipped and zoomed, leaving a glittery trail like a cosmic ribbon.

Whimsical star-shaped spaceship chasing a comet.

"We're getting close!" Luna cried, maneuvering the ship with a flick of her wrist. "Get ready, Stella!"

Inside a spaceship, two women pilot through space towards a bright light.

As the Earth grew bigger and bigger, Stella stretched out her arms. With a giggle and a twirl, she scooped up the falling star.

A woman in a sparkly dress catches a falling star with her bare hands.

The star, small and warm in her hands, twinkled with surprise. It had never been caught before! "Don't worry," whispered Stella, "We're taking you to Earth!"

Close-up of a woman holding a glowing, smiling cartoon star.

They landed their spaceship gently on a hilltop, the grass sparkling with morning dew. The air buzzed with the chirps of waking birds.

Spaceship shaped like a star landed in a field of flowers.

Stella held out her hands, and the star leaped into the sky, exploding into a shower of shimmering dust. "Go on," she whispered, "Make someone's wish come true."

A woman releases a glowing star into the air as it explodes into dust.

As the first rays of dawn kissed the earth, Stella and Luna watched from their spaceship, hearts full of joy. They knew, somewhere, someone's wish was about to come true.

Silhouette of two figures in a star-shaped spaceship watching a sunrise over the Earth

Reflection Questions

  • Why do you think it was important to Stella and Luna to save the falling star?
  • How do you think the person who wished on the star felt when their wish came true?
  • If you were Stella or Luna, where would you travel in space?

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