The Mystery of the Missing Moon

At exactly midnight, Luna the cat heard a tiny plink against her window. She opened one eye. Then the other. Outside, every rooftop was dark.

The moon was gone.

Luna followed a trail of silver sparkles past the sleeping garden and into the old clock tower. At the very top, she found the moon caught between two enormous gears—still glowing, but far too shy to ask for help.

“Everyone gets stuck sometimes,” Luna said. With one careful paw, she nudged the smallest gear. The clock chimed, the gears turned and the moon floated free.

By the time Luna returned to her window, moonlight had filled the whole room. She curled into a silver patch on the floor and smiled. Mystery solved.