Uncle Owl woke up from his bed and looked around. It's quiet and dark. Beetle kid in the neighborhood is in his usual tantrum. His mom was arranging his bed. Uncle Owl looked up to the sky to see what baby Moony was doing. Today is just two days past new moon day. At first, Uncle Owl couldn't figure out where Moony is sitting.
"Ah, there sweet Moony is! Why is she hiding behind the Blacksheep Cloudy?"
Moony was tightly holding her hands on a dark cloud looks like a big bunch of cotton and hiding herself. Uncle Owl hurled slowly towards her. A school-going billow of clouds waved him on the way. He landed on top of a bright young cloud and smiled at Moony.
Uncle Owl in his husky voice asked, "Hallo, my dear pumpkin! How are you? How was your day?".
"Uncle Owl! All good. Thank you. How about you?", Moony slurred a monotonous reply in a feeble baby voice.
"Hmmm...that doesn't sound good. Moony baby, are you going to burst on the Blacksheep Cloud?".
Blacksheep giggled.
Moony looked at the other side and didn't answer.
Uncle nudged Moony, "Come on dear"
Moony sighed. "Uncle....it seems no one likes me. Look at the Sun Valentino. Everyone likes him. Flowers bloom, kids play, birds fly. But, look at me. When I come, everyone goes to sleep. No one wants me".
One sparkling tear rolled down the cheek of Moony. The tear in the other eye decided to stay there.
Blacksheep looked at Uncle Owl and rolled his eyes.
Uncle Owl winked at him and said, "Moony baby, look there", pointed his finger to a blooming Cereus. "She was waiting for you to bloom. Look at the corner house, that little kid Tom and his family is celebrating his birthday at midnight. Can you see how the sea is enjoying the night? How lovingly she is trying to hug the land with all her might at night? Do you think they all can do this when Valentino is all bright? "
Moony looked puzzled. But she understood Uncle Owl's point.
He contemplated for a while and said in a little more husky tone," Moony, your purpose is not Valentino's. So life down there react to you differently than they do to him. Therefore, don't be critical of you. "
He turned to Moony "Always remember your worth is not decided by others. It is you who have to acknowledge your worth. Now enjoy your baby days. Soon you will get to know all intricacies of life out there when you graduated as a full moon. Okay, my teddy bear?", grinned Uncle Owl.
Moony beamed and gave Uncle a tight hug. "Thank you, Uncle Owl".
A twin stars out there winked at them and went to their secret cave for hiding.
Moony let Blacksheep Cloud to go. He cheerily waved at Uncle Owl and Moony and started to the west with other clouds.
Later, Uncle Owl contentedly flew down to his tree down.
Moony glimmered.