Chloe Lights a Lamp
Chloe joins the lantern festival, where the whole town glows.
Once a year, the town of Glowtown held the Festival of Lights. Chloe made a paper lantern with Nate. 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. Uma the bear lit the first lamp, and the light spread from hand to hand.
Chloe lit her lantern from Nate’s. Then she 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. Chloe held Nate’s hand and watched them rise. It was the most beautiful thing she had ever seen.
On the walk home, Chloe said, ‘It’s like we all made one big light.’ Uma 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 Chloe as a sticker in your Sticker Book.
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