0:00 A little push was all it took.0:02 Crystal tumbled from her soft cloud home.0:06 It was much quieter up here than it was for Milo the Mushroom, down on the forest floor with his midnight hum.0:17 Up here, there was only the gentle hush of the night.0:22 She was a tiny, perfect star made of ice.0:26 And she was on her very first journey.0:30 All around her, her brothers and sisters were falling too.0:35 A whole silent, sparkling family drifting down through the dark.0:42 Crystal spun in a slow, graceful dance.0:45 The air was cold and clean.0:48 Above her, the moon was a great, gentle lantern, lighting her way.0:54 The stars were tiny, winking diamonds scattered across black velvet.1:01 They seemed to whisper hello.1:04 She was so very small.1:06 But she felt brave.1:08 She looked down.1:09 The world below was a patchwork quilt of dark and light.1:15 There were squares of deep, sleeping forest.1:19 There were glittering patches of town, where streetlights glowed like fallen stars.1:27 Everything was quiet.1:29 Everything was still.1:31 The world was holding its breath, waiting.1:35 Waiting for the snow.1:37 Crystal drifted on a soft current of air.1:41 It was like a slow, invisible river carrying her along.1:46 She floated over a long, dark road.1:50 A single pair of headlights moved along it, looking like two lonely eyes in the night.1:58 Then they were gone.2:00 She passed over a wide, empty field, already pale in the moonlight.2:07 She wondered where she would land.2:10 Would it be cold?2:12 Would it be hard?2:13 Then she saw it.2:15 A little house, nestled among the trees.2:19 Smoke curled from its chimney in a lazy grey ribbon.2:24 And in one upstairs window, a small, warm light was on.2:29 It was a nightlight.2:31 As Crystal drifted closer, she could just barely see inside.2:37 A little child was tucked into a big bed.2:41 The child’s face was peaceful, lost in dreams.2:45 Crystal felt a sudden warmth, a feeling of… belonging.2:50 She wanted to land somewhere near.2:54 Somewhere safe.2:55 She let the breeze guide her past the roof.2:59 Not on the cold shingles.3:02 Not on the hard, paved driveway.3:05 She floated toward the big, tall pine tree in the front yard.3:11 Its branches were held out wide, as if waiting for a hug.3:16 They were already getting a soft dusting of white.3:21 It looked like the kindest, coziest place in the WHOLE world.3:27 That was the place.3:29 That was her place.3:31 She aimed for one special branch.3:34 It was strong and green and smelled of deep woods and winter.3:40 Her journey was almost over.3:42 She spiraled down, slower and slower.3:46 The branch seemed to reach up for her.3:50 And then… she landed.3:52 It was the softest landing you could ever imagine.3:57 Not a bump.3:58 Not a sound.3:59 Just a gentle settling.4:01 She had landed right on a soft pine needle, nestled beside another snowflake who winked in the moonlight.4:11 She was no longer falling.4:14 She was home.4:15 Crystal looked around.4:17 She was one of countless tiny stars, all resting together.4:23 They covered the tree in a beautiful, glittering blanket.4:28 They covered the field and the roof and the whole quiet world.4:34 They had tucked it in for the night.4:38 Just like the little child in the window.4:42 Just like you, my dear.4:44 Safe and sound.4:45 All is quiet now.4:47 All is peaceful.4:49 Goodnight.
