Short Story: A Wish on the Last Full Moon

*This short story was inspired my my G.A.D. Instructor, Tim McDonald, and granddaughter, Maggie and her dog Rena.*

*This short story was inspired my my G.A.D. Instructor, Tim McDonald, and granddaughter, Maggie and her dog Rena.*

“A Wish on the Last Full Moon”

A little girl named Maggie is with her grandfather, Tim, looking at the night sky on their ranch in Montana. The sky is so clear, especially in the country side. The stars shined like an infinite sea of diamonds as Maggie tries to count every one.

“Grandpa, there’s so many!” Maggie exclaims.

“Well, the universe is a big place. You can count the stars every night, you can’t count them all.” Tim explained.

“Where did the stars come from?” Maggie asked her dog and faithful companion, Rena, came up to them.

“Well, some say that it’s the angels while others say it’s the big bang theory, no one really knows.”

“Wow, the moon is so pretty!” Maggie said in awe.

“That’s a special moon; it’s the last full moon of the year.”

“The last full moon of the year?”

“Yes. They say if you make a wish on the last full moon of the year, your wish will come true.”

“Did you make a wish, grandpa?”

“Yes. Years ago.”

“Did it come true?”

“Yes, but not right away. Sometimes, the wish will come true right away or take a little while.”

“What was your wish?”

“Ah, I can’t tell you. If you tell your wish, it won’t come true.”

“Maggie, Dad, dinner!” Maggie’s mother called

“We better go in and eat.” Time said as he and Maggie walked to the house, hand in hand with Rena not too far behind.

It was Maggie’s bedtime. She was in her bed with Rena next to her on the floor. She woke up and began to look up at the full moon, thinking about what her grandpa said. Still looking at the moon, she made a wish and then she heard an odd sound coming from outside. She and Rena tiptoed downstairs and went outside to the sound

Suddenly, Maggie saw an owl, but no ordinary owl. It was all white with a golden vest and sparkling violet-red eyes and it was big, bigger than Maggie and Rena combined. Maggie, unafraid, walked up and petted the owl, who lowered its head. Without know it, Maggie had climbed on the owl’s back and so had Rena. Then, the owl with Maggie and Rena in tow, flew up into the sky and reached outer space.

Maggie couldn’t believe her eyes. Before her was a myriad of stars and planets as far as the eye can see. Her grandpa was right; she could count every night, but not count every one. The stars were so close that it felt as if she could almost touch them. Maggie continued to look as the feeling of sleep caused her to lay down on the owl’s soft back and drift into the realm of dreams.

It was morning as Maggie began to wake up with Rena coming up on the bed and giving Maggie good morning kisses. She was wiping the sleep out of her eyes when she noticed a white and gold owl’s feature next to her pillow. Maggie smiled and hugged Rena as she looked at the feather, happy that her wished came true: to fly with her best friends and her spirit guide to the stars.



The End