Celestial Bodies

Behold! This is the tale of Stargull, the interstellar seagull. A seagull with no hesitation. A seagull with no frustration. How could a seagull possibly be interstellar? Humanity has not even developed that sort of technology yet! Well, boys and girls, I tell you that you can surely believe me. I am a eyewitness. I'll tell you, years ago, Stargull took me on a trip. It's what I shall recount today. You see, Stargull was an ordinary seagull, cawing and flying about, looking for food near the beach. One day, he looked up in the sky and something like a piece of bread appeared, hanging there, suspended in the air, as if by God Himself. And so, hungry as he was, Stargull flew straight at it. He flew and he flew until he had no more to flew. Not even paying attention to the thinning air around him or the darkening air around him, he flew and he flew until he had no more to flew. Seemed as much as he flew, he never neared the piece of bread in the sky. But he was hungry! And so, he ...

Once, there was a nocturnal marsupial. You may ask, well this is not a normal bed time story, nor delightful tucking in. I'd say think again. For in fact, this nocturnal marsupial was quite an adept sleeper. You see, he would sleep all the day long. All the day long! And only at night would he peek open his eyes and stretch out his little limbs with all of his might. But what sort of creature seeks to awaken only in the dark?! For what is there happening during the night except sleep and dwindling of light and crickets and peepers playing their musical delight? Well, this nocturnal marsupial was in fact a very special marsupial. He was the one to lead all young boys and girls to a place of sleep. To a place of dreams and wonders. Nocturnal marsupial was responsible for the nudging of the consciousness, that lingering yet disappearing  feeling of alertness. Many young boys and girls would swear that right before their sleep, right in that momentary lapse of reason, where all seemed ...