“But why have I never seen them before?”
“Because you are a very little child, and have never been out in the night before.”
“Can I see the stars only at night, father?”
“Only at night, my child!”
“Do they only come then, father?”
“No; they are always there, but we cannot see them when the sun is shining.”
“But, father, the darkness is not terrible here, it is beautiful!”
“Yes, dearie; the darkness is always beautiful, if we will only look up at the stars, instead of into the corners.”