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Nora Night Owl watched the full moon from her favorite branch. Below, a sleepy mouse named Moss stretched his neck but could see only leaves.
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Nora Night Owl Shares the Moon
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Part 1
Nora Night Owl watched the full moon from her favorite branch. Below, a sleepy mouse named Moss stretched his neck but could see only leaves.
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Part 2
Nora invited Moss to watch with her. Moss could not climb the tall tree, so Nora looked for a safe place near the ground.
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Part 3
A round stump was close by, but wet moss made its top slippery. Nora brushed the wet leaves aside with her wing.
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Part 4
Moss climbed onto the dry stump. A low branch still blocked part of the moon, so Nora gently lifted the branch with her beak.
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Part 5
Now the moon looked big and bright. Nora flew down and sat beside Moss instead of staying on her high branch.
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Part 6
They found pictures in the moon’s shadows: a round bun, a sleepy face, and a rabbit with long ears.
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Part 7
Moss yawned. Nora spread one soft wing around him, and together they watched a silver cloud float past the moon.
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Part 8
Before Moss went home, he thanked Nora for making room beside him. Sharing the moon felt warmer than watching it alone.
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Intro
Nora watches moonlight glow.
Moss Mouse wants to see below.
Verse 1
Leaves block Moss's little view.
Tall trees are too hard to climb.
Nora finds a stump nearby,
But wet leaves make it hard to try.
Chorus
Make some room and share the moon.
Friends can find a good spot soon.
High or low, the light can be
Warmer when you watch with me.
Verse 2
Nora brushes leaves away.
Dry stump makes a safer place.
One low branch still blocks the light.
Nora lifts it out of sight.
Chorus
Make some room and share the moon.
Friends can find a good spot soon.
High or low, the light can be
Warmer when you watch with me.
Bridge
Nora leaves her branch up high,
Sits by Moss beneath the sky.
Moon shows bun and sleepy face,
Long-eared rabbit in its shade.
Final Chorus
Moss yawns as a cloud floats by.
Nora's soft wing keeps him dry.
Moss says, "Thank you for this view."
Shared moonlight warmed both friends too.
Outro
On the stump beneath the tree,
Moonlight shone for you and me.
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