Sample story
Mason and the Little Cloud
Sample · hero: Mason, 2
It was nighttime at Mason's house. The sun had gone to bed. The moon came up, round and bright.
Mason had his bath. Splish, splash. He put on his pajamas, the soft blue ones with the stars. He brushed his teeth, top and bottom. Then he climbed into bed with his teddy bear, Bo.
Outside the window, a little cloud floated by. It was small and white and fluffy, like a puff of cotton.
"Hello, little cloud," said Mason.
"Hello, Mason," said the little cloud. "I'm looking for a place to sleep."
"You can sleep on the big tree," said Mason.
So the little cloud floated down to the big tree. But the tree was full of birds. Tweet, tweet, tweet. The birds were getting ready for bed, too.
"Too busy," said the little cloud. "Goodnight, birds."
"Goodnight, birds," said Mason.
"You can sleep on the roof," said Mason.
So the little cloud floated over to the roof. But on the roof sat a cat. Meow, meow. The cat was washing her paws.
"Too crowded," said the little cloud. "Goodnight, cat."
"Goodnight, cat," said Mason.
"You can sleep on the hill," said Mason.
So the little cloud floated far away to the hill. But the hill was windy. Whoosh, whoosh. The wind blew and blew.
"Too windy," said the little cloud. "Goodnight, wind."
"Goodnight, wind," said Mason.
The little cloud was very tired now. It yawned a big cloud yawn.
Then the moon smiled down. "Little cloud," said the moon, "come here. You can sleep next to me."
So the little cloud floated up, up, up, all the way to the moon. It snuggled right next to the moon, soft and white and warm.
"Just right," said the little cloud. "Goodnight, moon."
"Goodnight, moon," said Mason.
Mason hugged Bo the bear. He pulled up his blanket. The birds were asleep. The cat was asleep. The wind was quiet.
"Goodnight, little cloud," Mason whispered.
"Goodnight, Mason," whispered the little cloud.
Outside, the stars came out one by one, twinkling softly, as if they were saying goodnight too.
And Mason closed his eyes, snug in his bed, just like the little cloud, snug by the moon. Goodnight, Mason. Sleep tight.
