This story tells of a beautiful Lily who falls in love with a distant Star she sees twinkling at her each night. Consumed by this affection, she becomes sad during the day and anxious about missing the Star while sleeping, ignoring her friend the Rose's advice to seek love closer to home. When the Star is hidden by clouds one night, the heartbroken Lily gives up hope, wilts, and dies, serving as a poignant fable about the potential sorrow and self-destruction that can come from pining for unattainable or uncertain affections far beyond one's reach.

This story tells of a beautiful Lily who falls in love with a distant Star she sees twinkling at her each night. Consumed by this affection, she becomes sad during the day and anxious about missing the Star while sleeping, ignoring her friend the...

The Star And The Lily | Moral Stories