A STORY OF THE DANDELION 223 



What do you think old Mother Moon did ? 



She called up from the earth some good little 

 stars. 



They were only flowers on earth. 



But they did the very best that they could. 



So they were changed into stars in the sky. 



The naughty stars felt themselves falling 

 falling falling. 



At last they reached the earth. 



They cried, and cried, and cried. 



For they were lonely, and very sorry for what 

 they had done. 



At last they fell asleep. 



In the morning the Sun came. 



He shone so brightly that everything woke. 



Even his little children, the stars, rubbed open 

 their eyes. 



Then they began to cry again. 



For they remembered how naughty they had 

 been. 



Their father, the Sun, felt sorry for them. 



So he told them they might shine on the 

 earth. 



So now the stars shine in heaven at night. 



And the dandelions shine in the grass during 

 the day. 



