Ages 3–5 · Stars & moon · Ready story
The Slowest Star
A shy star takes the long way across the sky and learns that slow is allowed.
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There was a star that did not like to rush.
The other lights zipped along their paths. This star took the long way, like a walk after supper.
It paused above a hill. It paused above a pond. It paused above a house where a child was putting on socks for bed.
The moon said, you are late.
The star said, I am on time for me.
The moon thought about that. Then the moon dimmed a little, to match the star's pace.
Together they moved the way a yawn moves: slowly, and all the way.
The child in the window watched until the lids grew heavy.
The slowest star kept watch, not bright, not busy, just there.
That is a good job for a star.