What are these beautiful lights in the night sky? So shimmery, so sparkly… Are these the stars or the summer fairy-lights?
Butterfly Lili is mesmerised by the dancing lights in the night sky. ‘These must be the stars’, Lili concludes, ‘… as they glow so peacefully’.
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The cluster of lights surrounds the tree where squirrel Nono is preparing a secret birthday party for Spikey. ‘Oh, these are just what I was missing’, Nono claps her hands happily, ‘the perfect fairy-lights!’.
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Another glowing ball is resting on the leaf just above the snoozing Beary’s head. As a true night-light, it is guarding Beary’s sweet dreams and scares away any spooky monsters.
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‘That means that someone just had a great idea!’, exclaims bunny Bobby. ‘Everybody knows that a light bulb appears over ones head as soon as a new idea enters it.’
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A silent wise voice can be heard in the background. ‘These are the lovely fireflies’, explains professor Mosquito. ‘Fireflies are the glowing nocturnal insects from the beetles family’.
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‘The chemical reaction in fireflies bellies make them light up’, continues professor Mosquito, ‘… just like my mood lights up when I see them and remember the young summer nights…’.