Droply 
Once upon a time, there was a little girl who had a very big heart. She did not have much. She had the dress she wore, a warm cap, a little jacket, and one piece of bread in her pocket. But she was always kind, and she always smiled.
One evening, she set out walking across the fields. The sun was going down, and the sky turned pink, then orange, then soft purple.
Along the path, she met an old man. "I'm so hungry," he said. "Do you have anything to eat?"
The little girl took the bread from her pocket. "Here," she said. "You may have it all." And she gave it to him with a smile.
She walked on. Soon she met a small boy, rubbing his ears. "My head is so cold," he said.
The little girl took off her warm cap. "Here," she said. "You may have it." And she put it gently on his head.
She walked on. The first stars began to twinkle. Next, she met a girl who was shivering. "I have no jacket," the girl said.
"Here," said the little girl. "Take mine." And she wrapped it around the girl's shoulders.
She walked on, into a quiet forest. The trees whispered. An owl said hoo, hoo. And there, under a tree, sat another child, cold in the evening air.
The little girl thought for a moment. It was dark now, and nobody could see. So she gave the child her dress, too, and kept only her soft nightgown.
"Now I have nothing left to give," she said quietly. "But that's all right."
She looked up at the sky through the branches. The stars were bright and close. And then… something wonderful happened.
One star began to fall. Then another. And another. Down, down, down they came, softly, like snowflakes made of light. As they landed on the grass, they turned into shining silver coins, glowing all around her feet.
And when she looked down, she saw that she was wearing a brand-new nightgown, the softest she had ever felt, as warm as a hug.
The little girl laughed with wonder. She gathered up the shining star money, enough for herself and to share with everyone she had met along the way. And she was never cold or hungry again.
That night, she lay down on a bed of moss, wrapped in her new soft nightgown, and looked up at the sky. The stars twinkled down at her, as if to say, "Thank you for being kind."
She smiled, closed her eyes, and fell asleep under the stars.
Now look up in your mind at a sky full of stars. Each one is twinkling just for you. Take a slow breath in… and out. Close your eyes, and let the stars watch over you tonight.
Good night.
