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In a village of floating gardens,

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Pip the otter kept a tiny ferry tied beneath an old willow.

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Every evening, he carried a single amber lantern across the river.

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One misty night, the lantern went dark halfway to the opposite bank.

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Pip stopped rowing and listened.

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From the reeds came a soft, answering chirp.

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A firefly landed on his empty lantern.

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Then another arrived, until its glass chamber glowed like a pocketful of stars.

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Their light revealed a young hedgehog stranded on a stepping stone.

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Pip brought the ferry alongside and lowered a little wooden ramp.

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Together they reached the garden landing,

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where the village windows were waiting in darkness.

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Pip lifted the lantern high. Fireflies drifted through the branches,

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turning the willow into a constellation.

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The smallest ferry had brought home enough light for everyone.