← All Moonlit stories
Pip

The Firefly Who Forgot to Sleep

Ages 8–12 · soft narration

Scene 1 of 7

Scene 1 / 7 · curious

When the sun slipped low over the meadow, the fireflies woke to drift and glow.

Illustration for scene 1: When the sun slipped low over the meadow, the fireflies woke to drift and glow.

When the sun slipped low over the meadow, the fireflies woke to drift and glow. One by one they softened their little lights as the night grew deep and blue. But one small firefly named Blink burned bright as a button — round and gold and wide, wide awake.