Once upon a time, there was a little puppy named Max. Max had soft, brown fur and big, floppy ears. He loved to run in the garden. He loved to play with his red ball.
*Bounce, bounce! * Max was a happy puppy. He lived in a cozy house with his family. Every night, Max looked out the window to see the moon.
The moon was big and bright. It looked like a giant cookie in the sky. One warm night, Max was playing outside. The grass was cool under his paws.
The crickets were singing. *Chirp, chirp! * Max ran around in circles. *Zoom, zoom!
* Suddenly, Max saw something high in the sky. It was falling! *Whoosh! * It went down, down, down.
It landed right in the middle of the flowers. Max stopped running. His ears perked up. *Perk!
* He walked slowly to the flowers. Can you guess what Max found? It was a star! A real, glowing star.
It was yellow and shiny. It sparkled like a diamond. Max sniffed the star. *Sniff, sniff.
* It smelled like magic and sunshine. Max was so excited. *Wag, wag, wag! * went his tail.
Max thought,'This is a beautiful toy. I want to keep it. 'Max picked up the star gently. It was warm.
He hid the star in his soft doggy bed. He covered it with his favorite blanket. Max lay down next to the star.
He felt very special. But then, Max looked out the window again. The sky looked different. There was a dark, empty spot in the sky.
The big Moon looked sad. The Moon’s light was a little dim. 'Oh no,'whispered the Moon. 'Where is my little star?
I miss my friend. 'Max heard the Moon. His ears went down. *Floppy ears.
* Max felt a funny feeling in his tummy. It was a heavy feeling. It felt like a rock inside him. Max looked at the star under his blanket.
The star was not shining very bright now. It looked lonely. Max knew the star did not belong in his bed. The star belonged in the sky.
Max thought about keeping the star. It was so pretty. But he knew it was not right to keep it. Max stood up.
He took the star in his mouth gently. He walked out to the garden. The Moon was still looking down. Max looked up at the Moon.
'Woof! 'said Max. 'I found your star! 'Max put the star on the soft grass.
'I am sorry I hid it,'Max thought. 'Please take it back. 'The Moon smiled a big, glowing smile. The moonbeams came down.
*Swish, swish. * The moonbeams picked up the star. The star started to float up. It went higher and higher.
Then, *Zoom! * It flew back into the sky. *Twinkle, twinkle! * The star was home.
The sky was bright and beautiful again. The heavy feeling in Max’s tummy went away. He felt light and happy. He felt warm inside.
Max did a little happy dance. *Hop, hop! * The Moon said,'Thank you, Max. You are a very honest puppy.
'Max wagged his tail. *Thump, thump! * He learned that telling the truth is the best feeling in the world. Max went back to sleep and had sweet dreams all night long.