Legend of the Dandelion. 53 



find their way. Soon the naughty little stars felt 

 themselves falling, falling down from the sky. 



Faster and faster they fell, till they sank down 

 into the earth. 



The poor little things cried themselves to sleep, 

 because they were lonely, and because they were 

 so sorry that they had been naughty. 



In the morning their father, the Sun, shone out 

 so brightly that everything wakened from sleep, 

 even the baby stars under the grass. When they 

 found themselves in the ground, they began to 

 cry again. The Sun heard them, and, seeing 

 how sorry they were, he called them up and 

 smiled upon them. 



Now listen to what he told them. He said 

 that they were to shine on the earth instead of 

 in the heavens, and so make the earth beautiful. 



So every morning, when the Sun smiled upon 

 them, they opened their eyes and shone all day. 



At night, you can see the stars in the sky; and 

 every day in summer, the stars shining in the 



Adapted. 



