About this episode Join Milo, a curious moth, on a tranquil nighttime adventure as he explores the glowing world under the moonlight. This soothing story is crafted to inspire wonder and calmness in young listeners, encouraging peaceful dreams and a sense of curiosity about the world around them. With a warm, gentle narration reminiscent of a loving grandparent, this tale offers a comforting escape into a magical night filled with gentle discoveries and tender moments.
0:00 A moth’s wings can beat one thousand times in a single minute.0:06 Milo’s wings were just like that, two tiny pieces of moonlight fluttering in the cool night air.0:16 He flew through the same quiet sky where we last saw our friend, Puff the littlest cloud, drifting off to sleep among the stars.0:29 Milo was a dust-silver moth, and he had just woken up.0:35 The world was dark and soft and smelled of damp earth and sweet jasmine flowers.0:43 Above him, the moon was a giant, gentle lamp.0:48 And Milo loved the moon more than ANYTHING.0:52 Tonight, he decided, he would fly all the way up and say hello.0:59 His little wings made a soft, whirring sound only he could hear.1:05 Up he went, past the top of the tallest rose bush.1:10 Up past the roof of the little garden shed.1:15 The air grew cooler.1:17 The stars seemed to wink at him.1:20 But the moon… the moon didn’t seem any closer at ALL.1:26 It was still a big, beautiful pearl, hanging just out of reach.1:32 Milo felt a little tired.1:35 His wings were working so very hard.1:38 He floated for a moment, resting on the air, wondering if he would ever make it.1:47 And that’s when he saw it.1:49 Hanging from a long, silken thread was a single, perfect drop of morning dew.1:57 It shimmered like a tiny jewel.2:01 And held right in the very center of that tiny drop of water… was the moon.2:08 The whole, entire, perfect moon, captured just for him.2:14 It glowed with a soft, friendly light.2:18 Milo fluttered closer.2:20 He could almost touch it with his fuzzy antennae.2:25 It wasn't the giant moon in the sky, no.2:29 It was a secret moon, a special moon, waiting right here for him to find.2:37 He didn't need to fly so far after all.2:41 The beauty he was looking for was right here, in the small, quiet corners of the world.2:50 A deep, happy feeling filled his tiny moth heart.2:55 He had found what he was looking for.2:59 He flew gently back down, down, down, past the shed roof, past the rose bush, until he landed on his favorite soft leaf.3:11 He tucked his silver wings in, curled up his feathery antennae, and closed his eyes.3:20 The big moon in the sky watched over him, a gentle guardian for all small creatures.3:29 And as he drifted into his dreams, Milo smiled, thinking of his own tiny moon, safe inside a drop of dew.
