0:00 The sound was a soft whisper.0:02 Shhh… shhh… shhh.0:04 Luna the ladybug tilted her head.0:07 She was sitting on her favorite leaf.0:10 It was a big, green, shiny leaf.0:14 It was her whole world.0:16 But the sound wasn't coming from her leaf.0:20 It came from somewhere… beyond.0:23 It made her feel a little fluttery inside.0:27 It reminded her of how Rosie the Robin must have felt, when her nest was so wobbly and new.0:35 We heard about that, didn't we?0:38 But Rosie had her friends to help her feel brave.0:43 Luna was all alone.0:45 She crawled to the very edge of her leaf.0:48 She peered over.0:50 Oh.0:50 The ground was so very far away.0:53 Blades of grass looked like giant green towers reaching for the sun.1:00 A single drop of morning dew trembled on a nearby petal.1:05 It looked like a wobbly, see-through mountain she could never climb.1:11 And Luna felt very, VERY small.1:14 The whispering continued.1:17 Shhh… shhh… shhh.1:18 It didn't sound mean.1:20 It sounded… curious.1:22 Almost like a secret being told just for her.1:27 Luna’s own curiosity began to bubble up, a little stronger than her fear.1:33 Her six little legs felt a bit shaky, but she took one tiny step off her leaf, onto the stem.1:42 The stem felt rough and bumpy under her feet.1:46 It was a long, winding road down.1:50 She moved slowly.1:51 One foot.1:52 Then another.1:53 The world smelled different down here.1:57 It smelled like damp earth and sweet clover and sunshine warming the dirt.2:04 A big, fuzzy bumblebee flew past with a loud, friendly hum.2:09 Bzzzzzzzz.2:10 The wind from its wings made Luna wobble, and she held on tight until it was gone.2:18 She looked up.2:20 Her own leaf looked so high up now.2:23 A part of her wanted to scamper right back up to safety.2:28 But the whisper called to her again.2:32 Shhh… shhh… shhh.2:33 So she kept going.2:35 Down, down, down the long green stem, one brave little step at a time.2:41 Finally, she reached the bottom.2:45 She stood on a piece of soft moss.2:48 And right in front of her was the source of the whisper.2:53 It was a round, white puffball.2:56 A dandelion clock, gone to seed.2:59 Hundreds of tiny, feathery parachutes were packed together.3:05 The wind was gently blowing through them.3:08 Shhh… shhh… shhh.3:10 That was the sound.3:12 It was the sound of waiting to fly.3:15 As she watched, a tiny snail with a beautiful swirly shell peeked out from behind the dandelion.3:24 He had been listening, too.3:27 "Hello," the snail said, in a very slow, quiet voice.3:32 "Isn't it lovely?" Luna’s fear melted away.3:36 It was lovely.3:37 It was MORE than lovely.3:40 The whisper wasn't a scary thing at all.3:43 It was an invitation.3:45 An invitation to see something beautiful.3:49 She and the snail, whose name was Simon, sat together on the soft moss.3:56 They watched as the wind grew a little stronger.4:00 One by one, the dandelion seeds let go.4:04 They lifted into the air.4:07 They danced and swirled away on the breeze.4:11 Each one was a tiny wish, floating out into the big world.4:16 Luna felt a little tug in her heart.4:19 She was still a very small ladybug.4:23 The world was still a very big place.4:26 But it didn't feel so frightening anymore.4:30 It felt full of tiny, quiet wonders.4:34 And it felt much friendlier, now that she wasn't watching all alone.4:40 The big world was just a lot of small, beautiful things happening all at once.4:47 And sometimes, the quietest whispers lead you to the most wonderful views.
