Flicker Sparkleaf and the Starry Giants

Flicker Sparkleaf and the Starry Giants

by

Patches the Story Dog

Patches the Story Dog

A story about Space

for your Kindergartener

Kindergartener Space

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Flicker Sparkleaf, a mischievous girl elf with pointy ears, bright green eyes, leafy green tunic, and wild auburn hair with tiny leaves braided in, stands on a giant red-capped toadstool with her hands on her hips and a big grin on her face. In the background, an enchanted forest with enormous colorful toadstools and twinkling fireflies among mossy trees.

Deep in an enchanted forest, where enormous toadstools grew as tall as houses, there lived a mischievous elf named Flicker Sparkleaf. She had pointy ears, bright green eyes, and a grin that meant she was always up to something. Her favorite thing in the whole world was going on adventures.

Buzzywhirl, a giant beetle-like insect as big as a dog with shiny iridescent blue wings, a round teal-green body, six little legs, golden sparkly eyes, and two curly antennae, holds up a drawing of a rocket in one of his little legs. In the background, a cluttered wooden treehouse workshop with gears, tools, and jars of nuts and bolts on shelves.

Flicker's best friend was a giant insect named Buzzywhirl. He was as big as a dog, with shiny blue wings and golden eyes that sparkled when he had a big idea. Buzzywhirl loved to tinker and build things. "I have a plan!" said Buzzywhirl one morning. "Let's build a rocket and fly to Mars!"

A little acorn-shaped rocket with a pointy golden tip, round copper-rimmed windows, and a smooth wooden-brown body sits on a glittering treehouse launchpad made of woven branches and twinkling lights. In the background, enormous red-capped and purple-spotted toadstools tower among mossy enchanted forest trees.

Together they got to work. Tap, tap, tap! Twist, twist, twist! They hammered and tinkered all day long. They built a little rocket shaped like an acorn, with a pointy golden tip and round copper windows. "Don't forget the star-map!" said Flicker. She tucked a glowing silver star-map into her satchel.

Flicker Sparkleaf, a mischievous girl elf with pointy ears, bright green eyes, leafy green tunic, and wild auburn hair with tiny leaves braided in, presses her nose against a round copper-rimmed window, her eyes wide with wonder as a glowing red planet appears outside. In the background, the dark sparkling expanse of outer space with distant twinkling stars.

"Three, two, one—BLAST OFF!" they shouted together. The little acorn-shaped rocket rumbled, shook, and whooshed up into the sky! They flew past the moon. They flew past twinkling stars. Flicker pressed her nose to the round copper window. "Look!" she cried. "I can see Mars! It's red!"

Buzzywhirl, a giant beetle-like insect as big as a dog with shiny iridescent blue wings, a round teal-green body, six little legs, golden sparkly eyes, and two curly antennae, wearing a clear bubble-shaped breathing helmet, steps onto cracked rust-colored rocky ground. In the background, rolling red Martian hills under a peach-pink sky with swirling dust that sparkles like glitter.

The little acorn-shaped rocket landed with a soft thump on the dusty, rust-colored ground of Mars. Flicker and Buzzywhirl put on their special breathing helmets because Mars has no air to breathe. They stepped outside. The ground was dry and rocky, like a big red desert. The air was thin and very, very cold.

A massive, wide shield volcano with gentle sloping sides rises enormously against the peach-pink Martian sky, with rust-red dust swirling like glitter around its base. In the background, the dusty rust-colored Martian landscape stretches out with rolling red hills and a peach-pink sky.

They walked over rolling red hills. The dust swirled around their feet like glitter dancing in the wind. "Wow!" said Buzzywhirl. "Look at that enormous mountain!" Far away stood the biggest volcano in the whole solar system. It is called Olympus Mons, and it is three times taller than the tallest mountain on Earth!

Flicker Sparkleaf, a mischievous girl elf with pointy ears, bright green eyes, leafy green tunic, wild auburn hair with tiny leaves braided in, and a clear bubble-shaped breathing helmet, looks into her open brown leather satchel with a worried face. In the background, swirling rust-colored dust clouds settle over a rocky red Martian landscape under a hazy peach-pink sky.

But then—WHOOOOSH! A big dust storm blew across the red desert! Rust-colored dust swirled everywhere. Flicker held tight to Buzzywhirl. When the storm finally stopped, Flicker looked in her satchel. "Oh no!" she cried. "The star-map is gone! The wind blew it away!" Without the glowing silver star-map, how would they find their rocket?

Buzzywhirl, a giant beetle-like insect as big as a dog with shiny iridescent blue wings, a round teal-green body, six little legs, golden sparkly eyes, two curly antennae, and a clear bubble-shaped breathing helmet, stands calmly with his wings folded, facing forward in a reassuring pose. In the background, a quiet rust-colored Martian plain with small red rocks scattered about under a peach-pink sky.

Flicker's heart beat fast. She wanted to run and search everywhere at once. But Buzzywhirl said, "Wait, Flicker. When you feel scared, the best thing to do is stop and take a deep breath." So they both stopped. They took a big, slow breath in and a big, slow breath out. "Good," said Buzzywhirl. "Now let's think before we act."

Two tiny moons hang in a peach-pink Martian sky—one slightly larger and lumpy, the other smaller and more round—both pale gray and cratered, glowing softly above the horizon. In the background, rolling rust-colored Martian hills stretch beneath the wide peach-pink sky.

Flicker looked up at the peach-pink sky. She saw two tiny moons! "Buzzywhirl, Mars has two small moons! They are called Phobos and Deimos," she said. "I remember—our rocket is near the hill under the bigger moon, Phobos!" Using clues around them was much better than running around in a panic.

Flicker Sparkleaf, a mischievous girl elf with pointy ears, bright green eyes, leafy green tunic, wild auburn hair with tiny leaves braided in, and a clear bubble-shaped breathing helmet, shades her eyes with one hand and looks upward with a hopeful smile. In the background, a rolling red Martian hill with a pale gray lumpy moon glowing in the peach-pink sky above it.

"Great thinking!" said Buzzywhirl. "Let's work together. I will fly up and look for the rocket, and you watch which way the bigger moon is." Buzzywhirl buzzed up into the thin, chilly air. His shiny blue wings hummed. "I see it!" he called down. "The little acorn-shaped rocket is just over that red hill!"

The little acorn-shaped rocket with a pointy golden tip, round copper-rimmed windows, and a smooth wooden-brown body blasts off from the rust-colored Martian ground with a bright golden flame shooting from its base. In the background, two tiny pale gray moons hang in the peach-pink Martian sky above rolling red hills.

They ran over the red hill together. And there it was—their little acorn-shaped rocket with its pointy golden tip, sitting right where they had left it! They climbed inside and buckled up. "Three, two, one—BLAST OFF!" The rocket zoomed up, up, up, past the two tiny moons, past the swirling red dust, and back toward the stars.

Buzzywhirl, a giant beetle-like insect as big as a dog with shiny iridescent blue wings, a round teal-green body, six little legs, golden sparkly eyes, two curly antennae, and a clear bubble-shaped breathing helmet tucked under one leg, gazes out a round copper-rimmed window at the stars with a dreamy expression. In the background, the dark sparkling expanse of space with a distant view of a green enchanted forest on a planet below.

As the enchanted forest came into view below, Flicker smiled. "Mars is cold and dusty with no air to breathe," she said. "But it has the biggest volcano ever, and two little moons, and the most beautiful red dust I have ever seen." Buzzywhirl's golden eyes sparkled. "I wonder what we will explore next," he said softly. And somewhere out among the twinkling stars, a brand new adventure was already waiting.

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