"Oh wow! What a beautiful backyard. There is so much space to run in", exclaimed Mousie. Little Ann had just got Mousie home from the animal shelter, and she was so excited to discover her new home. Scuttling around the sofas, underneath the tables, Mousie was exploring the place to her glory. 

 

Little Ann took Mousie to her favorite spot in the backyard. It was a cozy couch, from where the black, night sky was clearly visible. Mousie was amazed to see little stars twinkling and sparkling. 

 

"Where is the Moon?" she wondered. Little Ann explained that the moon was black today as it was the ‘New Moon' phase. Little Ann brought her small telescope and showed her the other planets in the sky - the big, wide Jupiter, the Saturn with the ring around it, and the small Venus at the far end of the sky. Mousie learnt that a planet was part of our universe, and orbits around the Sun. Our planet's name was called Earth. It was the only planet with human life till date. Wow! So many planets in a day. Mousie was mesmerized with the night sky with the twinkling stars. 

 

And with this fascination, Mousie started her night time tradition with Little Ann. They would plop on the couch after dinner, and gaze up on the sky to watch the planets, stars go by, before mummy would call them to bed. Sometimes Mousie would look up towards the blue sky during the day. But the twinkling lights always captured her attention more.