Moonlight Dance at Lily’s Farm
Every night, the old scarecrow wishes he could dance. Lily has a plan.
In the middle of the cornfield stood an old scarecrow named Stitches. All day he watched the crows. All night he watched the stars. And every night, he sighed, ‘I wish I could dance.’
Lily the lamb heard the sigh. ‘Poor Stitches,’ said Lily. ‘He stands there all alone.’ Lily had an idea. She asked Milo the rabbit and Poppy the deer to help.
That night, under the full moon, the animals crept to the field. Milo played a jig on a tin whistle. Poppy took a bit of straw string from Stitches’ arm and tied it to a tree. Lily took another.
Then, one, two, three, they pulled the strings. Stitches’ arms swung. His legs swayed. He twirled this way and that, like a puppet in a play. ‘I’m dancing!’ he cried. ‘I’m really dancing!’
They danced until the sun came up. The next morning, Stitches stood in the field again, as still as ever. But he had a big smile on his face. And every full moon after, they did it again.
The little lesson
Wishes can come true when someone cares enough to help.
Let’s talk about it
- What do you wish for?
- How did Lily make the scarecrow dance?
Finish stories to collect Lily as a sticker in your Sticker Book.
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