#The Magic Window to the Stars
In a big city, many families lived happily. One of those families was Merina’s. Merina was now in the 4th grade. ๐ซ One day, she was walking home from school. On her way, she noticed a new shop had opened. ✨ Some items inside the shop were visible through the window. Merina looked at them and saw a telescope. She stared at it intently, but Merina didn't know what it was. ๐ค
She returned home, washed her face, finished her school homework, and then went to the nearby park to play. ๐ณ At around 5 PM, she came back home. Later, she told her mother everything that happened at school and the park. ๐ฃ️ In the evening, Merina spent time with her mother and father.
Then, she looked out at the sky. She saw stars in the sky. ✨ She asked her parents, "What are those tiny, twinkling things in the sky? How can we see them?" Her mother replied, "Those are called stars. They only appear at night. They are all in the sky, and we can't catch them." ๐ Merina then asked, "Can we only see them from here?". Her father replied, "We can see them much bigger through a telescope." ๐ญ
Merina asked, "What does a telescope look like?" Her father drew a picture of a telescope for her. ✍️ Seeing it, Merina was surprised! ๐ฒ
The next day, on her way home from school, she saw that telescope again in the shop. She asked the shop owner for its price. When she heard the price, she was astonished! ๐ฎ She went home and counted the money in her piggy bank. ๐ฐ The money she had was not enough to buy the telescope. She decided to save more money. She saved the money her parents gave her and every small amount she received.
After one month, she had enough money to buy the telescope! ๐ The next day, she told her mother about it. Her mother also went with her to the shop to buy the telescope. But the telescope Merina had seen was already bought by someone else. ๐ However, there was another telescope there. Merina looked at it and was very happy! ๐ But its price was a little higher than the previous telescope's. Merina's mother noticed that she didn't have the extra money. She gave her some money to help her. Merina looked at her mother with joy. ๐ฅฐ
They bought the telescope, went home, and set it up where the stars would be visible. Merina eagerly waited for the night. ๐ Night came, and the stars appeared. Merina was overjoyed as she looked at the stars through the telescope. ✨๐ญ At that moment, she thought to herself, "I will study hard and become an astronaut! Only then can I go to the sky and catch the stars!" ๐ For that, she started studying even harder. ๐ฉ๐ป๐
-Hemapriya. V
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