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ourstorybeginsaveryverylongtimeagowithayoungergirl.onedaythisgirlspottedarustedspaceshipholdinglittlestarchild.“what’syourname？areyoulost？thegirlaskedthestarchild.

“i’mlumaandi’mwaitingformama.she’scomingformeonacomet！”saidthestarchild，whohadbeenwaitingdayandnight.

“don’tworry.i’llwaitwithyou.”thelittlegirlpromisedluma.

asnightfall，thegirlborrowedherfather’stelescopeandpeeredintothesky.shelookedandlooked，butshesawnothing.hoursturnedintodaysandthenyears，butstilltheskyrevealednothing.

finallythatlittlegirlsighedandsaidtoluma：“ifwestayherelookingmuchlonger，iwillbeanoldladysoon.”

butthenshehadanidea：“whydon’twegooutthereandfindyourmotherourselves？”

thegirlandlittle，lumafixeduptherustyspaceshipandthenthetwosetsailintothestarrysky.

andthisishowthesearchforthecelestialmotherbegan.

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onenightthegirldreamedaboutherownmother.

“whereareyougoing？”sheaskedhermother’sretreatingback.

withoutturning，hermotherreplied，“don’tfret，dearest.i’mnotgoinganywhere.i’malwayswatchingoveryou，likethesuninthedayandthemooninthenight.awaveofsadnesswashedoverthegirl.

“whataboutwhenitrainsandican’tseethesunorthemoon？”

hermotherthoughtforamomentbeforeresponding.

“iwillturnintoastarinthecloudsandwaitforyourtearstodry“

whensheawoke，thegirl’sfacewasdamnwithtears.“youhavestarbitsinyoureyes.”saidlumatothegirl.”whipingherface，thegirlreplied：“thesearetears，notstarbits.i’mcryingbecauseiwillneverseemymothereveragain.”

atthis，lumabegantocrytoo，“mama，oh，mama...，waaaah！”

thepairtraveledthroughthestarryskiesandthoughtheyencounteredmanyothercomets，notoneofthemheldluma’smother.lumawasdisappointed.

“now，now，luma.theraincloudswon’tgoawayifyoukeepcrying，”thegirlsaid，givinglumaasqueeze.

“iwillgiveyouapresentifyoustop.”thegirlclosedhereyesandsaidgently：“iwilltakecareofyou.”withthesewordsshefeltalittlesparkinherheart.

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afterseeingtheir100thcomet,asuddenthoughtpoppedintothegirl’shead:“iwonderifmyhomeplanetisstillasblueasitwas.”

thatswhensherememberedherfather’stelescope.peekingintothetelescope,atinybluedotfloatedintosight.itwaslittlethanastarbit.

“howstrange......it’issofarawaybutitfeelssoclose.”shetwistedtheknobofthetelescopeandthebluedotgrewuntilshecouldmakeoutagrassyhilldottedwithflowers.itseemsveryfamiliartoher.

zoomingevercloser,aterraceonthehillcameintoview.

“iusedtogostargazingtherewhenilivedonmyhomeplanet.sherememberedrubbingthesheepoutofhereyesasshefollowedherfatherupthathilltolookatthestars.sherememberedhowsheandherbrotherwouldsleddownthathill.sherememberedhavingpicnicswithhermotheronthathillonbrightandwindydays......

and......

“iwanttogohome.iwanttogohomerightnow!”thegirlburstintotearsandthelumasdidnotknowwhattodo.

“iwanttogohome!iwanttogobacktomyhousebythehill!iwanttoseemymother!”thegirlwasshoutingnowherfacewetwithtears.

“butiknowsheisnotthere!iknewallalongthatshewas’toutthereinthesky!because......because....”

“she’ssleepingunderthetreeonthehill.”thegirlscriesechoedthroughthestars,andahushfelloverthearea.