A Light to Share

Mole with lantern near water and hedgehog across the pond

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Across the water

Milo carried a lantern along the pond. Its light made a little golden circle around his boots. Across the water, a hedgehog waited under the leaves. Milo lifted the lantern. A small paw lifted back.

Mole leaning on a broad board across a stream beside a lantern

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A way across

Milo followed the bank until the water grew narrow. He found a broad fallen board and laid it across the stream. Then he set the lantern beside the crossing. The path was small, but now it could be seen.

Mole and hedgehog together with shared lantern light

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Enough for two

Soon two friends sat beneath the leaves. The hedgehog leaned toward the warmth. Milo had not found a bigger lantern. He had found a place to put the one he had. Its little golden circle was enough for two.