Arlo Lights a Lamp
Arlo joins the lantern festival, where the whole town glows.
Once a year, the town of Lanternville held the Festival of Lights. Arlo made a paper lantern with Suki. They painted it with stars and a smiling moon.
On festival night, the streets were full of families. Music played. Smells of sweet cakes floated in the air. Pearl the pony lit the first lamp, and the light spread from hand to hand.
Arlo lit his lantern from Suki’s. Then he lit one for a little child who had none. ‘Thank you,’ said the child. A dozen lights, then a hundred, glowed in the street.
Hundreds of lanterns floated up into the night sky like golden stars. Everyone fell quiet. Arlo held Suki’s hand and watched them rise. It was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen.
On the walk home, Arlo said, ‘It’s like we all made one big light.’ Pearl nodded. ‘Yes, my dear. Light shared is light doubled.’
The little lesson
Light is brighter when we share it.
Let’s talk about it
- Do you have a festival you love?
- How did the lanterns make the town feel?
Finish stories to collect Arlo as a sticker in your Sticker Book.
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