⭐ Let’s read and listen together to the fairy tale: “The Star Who Was Looking for a Heart”

Once upon a time, in the winter sky, there was a little star named Lumina. She was young, bright, and curious. But every year, when December arrived, something made her sad.

Down on Earth, lights flashed brighter than her, shops were full of colorful packages, and people rushed about saying:
“I must buy this! I must buy that!”

And no one seemed to look up at the sky anymore. No one noticed Lumina.

“Is this what Christmas is? Just boxes and noise?” thought the little star.

One night, she decided to descend a little closer to Earth, to find out the true reason for that celebration.

She landed near a small village, where everyone was rushing. A mother was dragging three gigantic bags. A father nervously checked the gift list. Even the children were running very fast:

“I need to write another letter!”
“I want the biggest robot!”

Lumina felt sad… until she heard a sweet voice:

Chiara: “Little star, why are you so sad?”

It was a little girl sitting next to a small church, with eyes brighter than the night. Her name was Chiara.

Lumina: “Everyone here seems to think only about gifts… I wanted to discover the true meaning of Christmas.”

Chiara: “Then you are in the right place. Come, I’ll introduce you to someone.”

Chiara took Lumina in her hands and carried her inside the small church. There was a small Nativity scene: the ox, the donkey, Mary, Joseph… and the empty manger.

Chiara: “Jesus is born here, and He is also born in the heart of those who wait for Him.”

Lumina felt warmed.

Lumina: “But outside… everyone is rushing. No one seems to be waiting for Jesus.”

Chiara: “Because sometimes we confuse Christmas with the noise. But the first Christmas was silent… simple… bright.
Do you want to know the truth? Without consumerism, without packages and without rush… Christmas is love. It is God who comes as a tiny little child to be with us.”

Lumina understood that she had to do something. She went back up into the sky, as high as she could, and began to shine… shine… shine like she never had before!

Her warm light entered the houses:
✨ it made the mother slow down
✨ it made the father smile
✨ it stopped the children in front of the Nativity scene

Everyone in the village looked into each other’s eyes. Silence returned. Hands joined. Someone said:

Village Voice: “Let’s wait for Jesus, together.”

When Christmas Eve arrived, Lumina guided the entire village to the church. And just as the bell tower rang, the Baby Jesus appeared in the manger.

Chiara: “See? This is Christmas. Not things to buy… but a gift to welcome.”

Lumina finally understood:
🌟 Christmas is light,
🌟 Christmas is peace,
🌟 Christmas is Jesus being born in simple hearts.

And from that day on, every year, the little star returned to shine brighter than all the lampposts and shop windows in the world, to remind young and old that the most beautiful gift… is not unwrapped: it is welcomed.