Luna is a traveler with quick feet and a brave heart who never stays in one place for long. She has a gift for summoning animal companions, but more importantly, she has a gift for noticing when someone needs help. And Luna can never resist a worried face.

When she arrives at a busy crossroads town just to get supplies, she hears shouting in the town square and runs to see what's wrong. In the center of a worried crowd stands Mira, a young traveler holding something Luna has never seen before.

A shimmer-creature. Small as a rabbit, but glowing like moonlight trying to dance on water, like someone painted it with starlight and then let the stars move across its fur. Its eyes are closed, its breathing shallow. It's hurt.

Mira found it in the grasslands, calling for help. She couldn't just leave it. But the crowd is afraid. "Spirit creatures bring magic we don't understand! Send it away! It brings trouble!"

Mira sounds small against all those doubtful voices. Luna knows that feeling. But she also knows: a creature in trouble is a creature in need. And when someone needs help, Luna moves.

The shimmer-creature needs a healer—Old Sage Whisper in the ancient woodlands. But the woodlands are far, and the creature needs help now. The crowd is growing restless, making decisions based on fear instead of kindness.

Luna faces a choice: stay and try to convince the crowd with slow conversations, or do what she does best—run. Race to the ancient woodlands and bring back Old Sage Whisper before it's too late.

Luna feels that flutter of doubt—What if I'm not brave enough? What if I can't do this? But she learned long ago that brave doesn't mean not being scared. Brave means moving forward anyway.

"I'll go," Luna says to Mira. "I'll race to the ancient woodlands and bring back Old Sage Whisper. But you have to stay here and protect it. Don't let them send it away."

She gives Mira her lucky pebble ("so you know I'm coming back—I always come back") and races away. Her feet fly over dusty streets, through grasslands where the wind whispers encouragement, into the ancient woodlands where trees reach toward the sky like arms trying to catch clouds.

Old Sage Whisper steps out from between the trees as if she'd been waiting all along. Together they race back through golden-hour light.

When they arrive, the shimmer-creature is awake, looking at Luna with eyes like morning stars. It woke up and showed the crowd it wasn't dangerous—it just needed a friend. Old Sage Whisper heals its wound, and Mira promises to take it somewhere safe in the grasslands.

As sunset paints the sky honey and rose, Luna holds her warm pebble and feels that alive, electric feeling—knowing she was brave when it mattered.

Perfect for ages 5-8, this magical adventure teaches children about:

• Taking action when others hesitate out of fear
• Being brave doesn't mean not being scared—it means moving forward anyway
• Helping creatures or people that others don't understand
• Trusting your instincts when someone needs you
• The difference between fear and understanding
• Moving quickly when time matters

A warm, adventurous tale about a girl with quick feet and a brave heart learning that sometimes the most important thing you can do is run toward people who need help—even when your heart feels fluttery, even when you're not sure you're brave enough.

Runtime: 12:44

Part of the Fables Adventures collection - audio stories that teach young listeners that courage isn't the absence of fear. It's running toward someone who needs you anyway, holding your lucky pebble tight, and trusting that being brave is always enough.

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