
Once upon a time, there was a restless year. It shrank and got smaller day by day. Every morning it was a little bit shorter than the day before. This made the year feel worried.
One night, it waited until the stars shone brightly in the sky. When the time was right, it began to shrink even more. Smaller and smaller it got until it was tiny, like a little speck.
But the year had a plan. It flew up, up into the night sky. As it flew it grew bigger and bigger. By the end of the night, it had grown back to its full size again!
The year felt so relieved, and it was happy to be big again. From then on it made sure that it remained the same size, day after day, so that it was never restless again.
