The Boy Who Helped A Star

By John French
2012



     The Boy Who Helped A Star

There was once a boy who lived on a farm.  At night he would spend time staring at the stars and moon above.
One night while gazing upon the stars, the boy spotted a shooting star falling from the sky.  He watched in amazement as the star fell down behind his parent’s barn.

The boy ran quickly towards the barn to investigate.  As he came around the back of the barn, he spotted a glowing light coming from an old metal bucket on the ground.
The young boy looked inside the bucket, and there he saw a small star who looked scared.
  
“I have fallen from the sky on accident.  Can you help me get back to my parents?”  The star asked the boy.
“Don’t worry”, the boy said as he picked up the bucket. “I’ll help you get back home”. 
So the boy brought the star out to the front yard , where he began to think of a plan to return the star.

First the young boy tried throwing the star back up.  The boy’s arms where not strong enough though, and could not get the star higher than the roof top.
Then the boy placed a wooden board over a piece of firewood, and tried using it as a catapult.  It was a good idea, but the star only flew to the end of the yard.
  
The boy and the star sat next to each other thinking.  The star didn’t think it would ever get back home.  But they would not give up trying.
Then the boy had an idea!  He remembered sending letters into the sky at school using a balloon.  This would have to work!

So he tied the star to a bright red balloon, and said good-bye.  He then let go of the balloon watching it soar high into the sky. 
The balloon kept flying higher and higher.  Soon the balloon vanished into the night sky, and only the faint glow of the star could be seen.

It had worked, and the star made it back to it’s parents.  The star waved to the young boy below, and thanked him for not giving up.

THE END