The Little Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark I Fantastic Story for Kids

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The Little Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark I Fantastic Story for Kids #storyforkids #beststories #virlavideos #petsandanimals

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00:00In the biggest, coziest oak tree in Whisperwood Forest,

00:04where the leaves always whispered secrets,

00:06lived a tiny owl named Allie.

00:09Allie was the fluffiest little owl we could ever hope.

00:13With soft gray feathers and two enormous golden eyes that shone like marbles.

00:20He had a very kind heart, but he also had a secret.

00:23A secret that made him feel very unknowable.

00:26You see, Allie was afraid of the dark.

00:29This was a very big problem, because everyone knows that owls are nocturnal.

00:34They wake up when the sun goes to bed,

00:36while his mama, papa, and brother would stretch their wings and give happy sleepy hoots.

00:43As the sky turned a velvet, Allie would just shiver in his neck.

00:47The dark is too big and too quiet.

00:50He would whisper to his mother, pulling a blanket of downy feathers over his neck.

00:54It's full of strange, swooping shadows and creepy, crawly noises.

00:59One evening, as the sun painted the sky with streaks of orange and purple,

01:03Allie's papa landed beside him on a sturdy branch.

01:06It's time to hug him, he said, his voice warm and proud.

01:10It's time for your first flying lesson.

01:13You're going to learn to soar and hunt under the moonlight.

01:16Allie's stomach did a somersault.

01:19Fly in the dark.

01:22The very thought made his feathers feel prickly.

01:24But he saw the hope in his papa's eyes and didn't want to let him down.

01:29With a gulp that felt like he'd swallowed a whole acorn, he climbed to the edge of the nest.

01:34He took a deep breath, spread his tiny wings, and died.

01:38He flapped and he fluttered, but he was so busy being scared of the shadows below

01:42that he forgot to look where he was going.

01:44Thumb, he landed right in the middle of a soft, prickly blackberry bush.

01:50Oof, he mumbled.

01:51He wasn't hurt, but when he untangled himself and looked around, his heart sank.

01:56He was lost.

01:57The forest was now a deep, dark sea of shadows, and his family's tall, familiar tree was nowhere

02:05to be seen.

02:06A big, wobbly tear rolled down his cheek.

02:09This was exactly what he was afraid of.

02:13Just then, through his own sniffles, he heard another sound.

02:17A tiny, pitiful sound.

02:20Sniffling.

02:21Sondering.

02:22Allie called out, his voice small in the vast dark.

02:26Who's there?

02:28A little voice replied.

02:30It's only me.

02:31Pip.

02:32I'm a firefly.

02:33I've lost my light, and now I can't find my way back to my family.

02:38I'm all alone, and I'm scared.

02:40Suddenly, Allie forgot about being scared himself.

02:44Someone else was small, and lost, and frightened, and they needed help.

02:49He hopped closer.

02:51In the faint starlight, he could see a tiny bug sitting on a leaf, looking utterly miserable.

02:56Don't you worry, Pip, said Allie, puffing out his chest just a little.

03:02My eyes are made for seeing in the dark.

03:05I'll help you find your way.

03:07For the first time, Allie really looked.

03:10He wasn't just seeing scary blackness.

03:12He was using his special owl vision, and the world was painted in soft shades of silver

03:18and gray.

03:19He could see everything clearly.

03:21Follow me, he said bravely, as they hopped and fluttered along.

03:26Pip asked.

03:27What's it like to see in the dark?

03:28Well, said Allie, it's not scary at all.

03:31Look, that big, spooky shadow over there is just a friendly old log wearing a cap of mushrooms.

03:37And that rustling noise isn't a monsteritz, just Mrs. Badger snuffling for her bedtime berries.

03:43He pointed with his wing.

03:46And listen, that's not a ghostly groan.

03:49That's the wind, singing a lullaby to the trees, making them sway and dance.

03:54Pip stopped sniffing.

03:56Really?

03:56It sounds rather nice when you describe it like that.

03:59Allie realized something wonderful.

04:02His heart wasn't pounding with fear anymore.

04:04It was swelling with pride.

04:06Because he was being a brave guide for his new friend, suddenly, a familiar sound echoed

04:12through the trees.

04:14Hoo!

04:15That's my papa!

04:17Allie cheered, hooting back as loud as he could.

04:20The sound of strong wings filled the air, and Papa Owl landed right beside them, his face

04:25full of worry and relief.

04:26Allie, we've been searching everywhere, Papa Owl said, nuzzling him with his beak.

04:33And who is this little friend?

04:35The sun had dipped below the hills, and the forest was dark.

04:38Very dark.

04:40Little Owl sat on a tree branch, watching the last bit of daylight disappear.

04:45He was all alone.

04:47His papa was out hunting, and Mama Owl was tucked away in their nest with her little sister,

04:51who had sprained her wing and couldn't fly.

04:54Little Owl wanted to go help his mama, but he was too scared of the dark.

04:58So he just sat there, shivering, until he heard a small voice.

05:01Are you lost?

05:03Little Owl looked down and saw a tiny firefly with a tear on its face.

05:07I'm trying to get home, but it's so dark, the firefly said, its voice shaking.

05:13I can't see a thing.

05:14Little Owl felt a pang of sympathy.

05:16He knew exactly how that felt.

05:19But the thought of flying in the dark made him feel sick.

05:22So he just sat there, clapping his wings.

05:25Well, that's no good, the firefly said.

05:30Let me show you the way.

05:32And with that, the firefly zipped off into this.

05:37Little Owl hesitated, then took a deep breath and started the talk.

05:40After a while, he heard a familiar hoot.

05:44He called out.

05:44Who's that?

05:45It's me.

05:45Came the reply.

05:47Ali, is that you?

05:48Little Owl recognized the voice.

05:51It was Pip, the baby firefly from earlier.

05:54I was helping him get home because I could see the way.

05:56Just then, a tiny, sputtering light flickered on Pip's bottom.

06:01Blink, blink.

06:02It glowed, then shone as bright, tiny stock.

06:06You found your light?

06:07Ali exclaimed.

06:08I think I was just to let it shine, said Pip, his voice now happy and bright.

06:13Thank you for helping me be brave, Ali.

06:16And with a cheerful zip, Pip zipped off into the night.

06:20A tiny beacon heading home.

06:23Papa Owl looked down at Ali, his eyes shining with more than just moonlight.

06:28You were very brave tonight, little one.

06:31Ali hopped onto his papa's soft back for a ride home.

06:34As they flew up, up, up above the treetops, Ali looked down.

06:40The forest wasn't a scary, dark place anymore.

06:45It was a beautiful, sleeping world.

06:47The moon was a friendly, glowing face.

06:51The stars were a thousand tiny fireflies cheering him on.

06:54The wind's lullaby was the most beautiful music he ever heard.

06:58He wasn't afraid of the dark.

07:01Not one little bit.

07:03He was its friend.

07:05And from that night on, whenever the sun dipped below the hills,

07:10A little owl would whoop the happiest, proudest hoot of all,

07:13Ready to explore the wonders of his starlit world.

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