The Washington times., 1913-08-02
For The Times Children
Just Before It's Bedtime
THE LOST STAR.

hundreds of years, became
tired of shining every night
and wanted to go down upon the
earth and see what was going on there.
Il wonder what there is away down
there where we cannot see.'" II said one
night to a brother star that had been
shining beside it for hundreds of years,
also.
II do not know. and cannot under
stand why you should care when we are
happy up here and have only to shine
every night replied the brother star.
But am not happy" said the little
star, Il am unhappy because l want to
see what there is beneath US and can
not from here. / wonder what would
happen if l were to drop frome here,
would ! keep on going and never stop.
or would l find a place much better
than this down below"
Il have never thought about any
other place but this, replied the broth
er star, but IL We were intended to
live in another place than this we
should have been put there I would
not think about It any more and be
happy here where all of US shine every
night"
The old moon had been listening to
all that the little star said. and when
both had finished speaking he said:
You better stay where you are and
not go down upon the earth, for while
II is a good place for people to live, il
is not good place for little stars. Why,
you would be lost the minute you
landed there. and no one would know
where you belonged. You better stay
here with your brothers and keep on
shining"
But the idle star kept on thinking
about the big space below it, and one
night when everything was quiet and
the wind was sleeping the little star
saw a nice, feecy cloud floating right
toward the old moon.
Now is my time" 1t said to itself.
That cloud will soon cover the old
moons face and he will not see me.
Il will just drop out of the sky and
shoot down to the earth, and If / do
not like being there l have no doubt
but l can get back again"
So the foulish little star slipped out
of its mich in the sky and down,
down 1t went to the earth.
"A shooting star" some one said. and
then the foolish little star found itself
in a big field OF daisies and rested on
the green grass. where it could not see
a thing.
A big beetle crawled up to it and
asked. Where did you come from?"
Il am a star come to visit your
earth," was the reply
oh, come here" called the beetle to
another, here's a star come down to
earth"
That is not star" said the second
beetle; stars are bright and shine, this
is only a piece of stone"
But l am star" declared the little
star, and l have been shining for hun
dreds OF years up in the sky | came
down TO visit the earth because l want
ed to see what was here"
You will have to tell that to some
one who does not know as much as we
do" replied the beetles. and off they
went, leaving the poor little star won
dering IL the earth was worth a visit
after all.
BY and by the daisies heard a sound
Of crying. and they bent their heads
and listened.
1T comes from down deep in the
grass" said one. I'VE must look and
find who is unhappy"
oh! please tell me how to get to my
home again" cried the little star when
it saw the daisies looking for 1t.
Where did you come from?" the
asked.
Il am a star, and | live away up
above this earth.' said the little star.
Il have been shining up there for hun
dreJs OF years. and | wanted TO see
the earth, so ! Just dropped down, and
now l cannot find my way back"
"YCu are a starr" said the daisies.
You do not look like one. but | SUP
pose you are what Is called a shooting
star. and you have lost your bright
ness"
Il am afraid We cannot help Won TO
get back to your home; none of US
know the way
"Oh! dear. Oh. dear" cried the Ut-
tie star. Il cannot see anything down
here. l thought your earth was a big
place, and there would be much 10
see"
-"Therei is much to see. and il is a
big, beautiful world. too" replied the
daisies. But you are on the ground.
under the grass, and cannot see its
beauty. You see, you do not belong