The Moon Who Wanted to Say Hello

Title: The Moon Who Wanted to Say Hello

Written just for ages 4–7

Every night, the Moon watched the world from the sky.
She peeked behind clouds. She shimmered in the rivers.
She lit up sleepy rooftops with her soft, silvery glow.

But the Moon felt lonely.

She saw children laughing in their dreams…
dogs chasing dream-squirrels…
and owls singing hoo-hoo lullabies.

But no one ever looked up to say hello.

“I just want one hello,” whispered the Moon.

One night, as the stars blinked sleepily,
the Moon spotted a little girl at her window.
The girl rubbed her eyes and whispered,
“Hello, Moon.”

The Moon gasped. “Did she really see me?”

The girl waved. The Moon blushed.
Then, ever so slowly, the Moon smiled big and round.

Night after night, the girl came back.
Sometimes in pajamas, sometimes with a teddy bear,
sometimes just to hum a sleepy song.

“Hello, Moon,” she would say.

The Moon would sparkle just for her.
She’d shine a path on the ground so her dreams could find her.
And every night, the world felt just a little more magical.

Then one cloudy night, the girl didn’t come.

The Moon waited.
And waited.
And waited.

But the clouds stayed thick and the window stayed dark.

The Moon began to dim.

Until…

The next night, the clouds parted.

The little girl was back—with a new friend in her arms.

“This is my baby brother,” she said. “He’s brand new.”

The Moon lit up the whole sky.
She beamed, brighter than ever.

Now she had two friends.

And every night, when the stars blinked and the crickets sang,
the Moon listened for the tiny whisper that always came:

“Hello, Moon.”

And the Moon was never lonely again.