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