By Mandy Tearfall
Smiles “the story I want to share with you tonight is a story I wrote down for Janick few days after his birth and after the big storm … it is a story I heard a lot and never could forget and thought it might be a nice story not only to share with the little ones but also with other people … the story is called ‘The Little Baby Star’ …”
Starts telling with a low voice …
Once upon a time there was a little baby laying in a hut in the jungle. It was dark outside, some time in the middle of the night when the baby woke up. Close to the baby the parents were sleeping after a long day with lots of work. Through some little slits in the wood of the hut the baby could see up to the moon and the stars.
After a while a soft voice was heard, whispering to the baby “When ever you are afraid of the dark, look up to the sky and even if there are clouds be sure, there are the moon and the stars shining for you. We are the guardians of the night, but we are also there during the day and look for you and your family. When you were born also a little baby star was born. That star was born to protect you.”
“Like you the little baby star will grow up and have good and bad times, but there are always the older stars watching for the baby stars. And once the time comes and the baby star is getting older, it will help the new baby stars to find their way and to learn how to guard for the new life on the earth.”
During the time while that soft voice was talking, the little baby just listened with big eyes, making no sound at all. But when it got silent again, the baby started to babble lightly and for a moment it looked like as if the baby was waving to the stars. Only shortly after that, the little baby fall asleep again.
At the same moment attentive eyes could see one little star sparkling a bit brighter than the others. That was the moment the little baby star started its guard for the little baby to protect it night and day.
We probably never find out if this story is true or not, but I remember my parents telling it to me very often when I could not sleep. My wish for you all is that there may always be a star to guard and protect you, no matter if it’s day or night.