“Do you not love the other stars?”

“Yes, I love you all, but I love the dear flowers best.”

“Then why do you not go to them?” said the sad Mother Moon.

“I will, I will; good-by, good-by,” said the star.

In the morning this little star was gone from the sky.

But a beautiful dandelion was growing in the meadow.

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THE DANDELION’S FRIENDS