Lua and the balloon of dreams

One night, Lua had a lovely idea: «What if we hand out lovely dreams to every window?».

Destello's eyes lit up. «Yes! But… how do we get up to the houses?».

Then, from among the clouds, a soft cottony balloon appeared. They climbed aboard and… up, up, up.

They flew over the rooftops, very quietly. Lua carried a basket full of dreams: soft, shiny bubbles.

At each window they dropped one: plop… plop…. And the children smiled in their sleep.

«This one's about flying», whispered Lua. «And this one, about swimming with dolphins», laughed Destello.

But at one window there was a boy who couldn't sleep. His room was very dark.

Destello took a deep breath and shone bright, bright, like a little lamp, until the room turned warm and golden.

Lua gave him her very best dream and the boy, at last, closed his eyes with a smile.

Little by little, the sky turned pink. Morning was coming!

Tired and happy, they floated back to their cloud in the balloon: down, down, down.

They snuggled together and, with an empty basket and a full heart, fell asleep. «See you tomorrow», yawned Lua.