About this episode Join Flicker, the littlest firefly, on a magical quest to find the lost moonbeam and bring its gentle light back to the sleepy forest. This enchanting tale, told in a soothing, grandparental voice, will transport your child to a world of wonder and quiet bravery, helping them drift off to a peaceful night's sleep with dreams of starlight.
0:00 the light wasn't his own it was softer quieter and pulsed with a gentle silver glow just last night you remember nimbus the little cloud learned how to share the moon's light with the whispering breeze but this was different this light was tangled flicker the firefly blinked his own little0:29 lamp he flew closer to the great oak tree there caught in the highest branches was a single shimmering thread a lost piece of the moon flicker hovered his wings making a tiny buzzing the silver thread trembled it was a moonbeam all alone it had slipped from the0:59 sky and gotten caught it couldn't get back home flicker felt a little tug in his tiny chest he wanted to help but he was so very small and the oak tree was so very big he blinked his light once twice a sleepy barn owl named1:28 hoot opened one enormous golden eye who goes there he rumbled his voice like old velvet from the roots below a family of field mice peeked out their whiskers twitched in the moonlight flicker flew down to them he blinked and danced in the air telling his story in light he1:58 pointed his glow up toward the trapped moonbeam the mice squeaked they were too little to climb so high hoot the owl shook his feathery head my wings are too wide for those branches little one he cooed i would only make it worse the moonbeam shivered again looking sadder than ever2:28 it seemed like no one could help2:32 flicker looked at his own small light then he looked up at the tangled path he wasn't big he wasn't strong but he could glow and he could fly through the tiniest of spaces maybe just maybe that was enough he took a deep little firefly breath then he flew3:02 straight towards the tangle he didn't try to pull the moonbeam he didn't try to push it he just began to dance he blinked his light steady and warm blink blink blink it was a little path of light he was making follow me his light seemed to3:31 say the moonbeam saw his tiny brave spark it stopped trembling slowly it began to wiggle free following his glow up past a thick branch around a pointy twig threw a tiny hole between two leaves flicker led the4:01 way and the silver thread followed4:08 soon they were at the very top of the tree the moonbeam was free it wrapped itself around flicker in a soft warm hug of light it wasn't hot just peaceful a silent thank you then it floated up up up into the dark sky a silver ribbon4:37 returning to its home flicker watched until it joined the big bright moon above for a moment the moon seemed to shine brighter right over him a thank you from far away flicker felt his own little light grow softer he was sleepy now a happy cozy kind of sleepy he flew down to his favorite leaf5:07 tucked his wings in and gave one last gentle blink the world was quiet the moon was whole and a very small firefly was dreaming just like you are now5:26 safe in your bed ready for your own gentle dreams
