Stella Clarke was not ready to start second grade. Stella and her family had just moved to a new home in a new town. Stella felt heartbroken because she had to leave all of her friends behind. She had no idea what to do. She was afraid to make new friends. She wanted to go back to her old school and see her old friends. Stella made a promise to herself that she would be rude to anyone who tried to talk to her the next day when she started school.

When Stella got to school, her new teacher, Ms. Perry, told her where to sit in class. Stella walked over to her seat and sat down quietly. "Hi, My name is Luke! What's yours?" asked the boy who sat beside her. "Stella," she answered. "Wow, that's a cool name! My name is Alex!" said the boy in front of her. “Cool,” she said quietly. Stella had no one to play with at recess. She sat alone on one of the benches. Ms. Perry walked toward Stella and took a seat next to her. "Hi Stella, is everything okay?" Ms. Perry asked. "No. I'm ready to go home." Stella answered. "Everything will be OK. Our day is almost over. I'm sure you'll feel better tomorrow!" said Ms. Perry. 

Stella came home from school in a bad mood. She was so unhappy that she went straight to her room. She did not want to talk to anyone. Even when her parents called her downstairs for dinner, she sat at the table completely still and silent. Her parents tried to ask her if she was okay, but Stella did not want to tell them the truth. “What’s wrong, Stella?” asked her father. “Are you feeling okay?” asked her mother. “I’m fine.” Stella sighed. After dinner, Stella ran to her room as fast as she could. All she wanted to do was cry. She hated her new school, and she hated her parents for making her leave her old school. 

As Stella was laying on her bed, crying, she noticed that her room was getting brighter. She knew that her light was turned off, so she turned over in her bed. To her surprise, the moon was full, bright, and shining down on her. Stella could not believe what she was seeing. Then, the craziest thing happened. The moon spoke to her! “Are you okay, little one?” asked the moon. “You can talk?” Stella asked in amazement. “Of course I can!” replied the moon. “Wow! That’s so cool!” Stella exclaimed. “Well thank you! Now, can you tell me what is bothering you so much, little one?” asked the moon. “I hate my new school. I miss my friends!” said Stella. “Oh no, I’m so sorry about that. Have you tried to make new friends?”asked the moon. “I don’t want new friends! I want my old friends back!”

The moon quietly replied, “I know how difficult it is to be away from the people you care about, but you must learn to move on and make new friends. I'm very sorry you had to leave people. I'm sure it's horrible, but it just means you'll get to meet new people and learn new things. Everyone at your new school wants to be your friend, so treating people badly just because you're angry isn't right. You need to be careful because your emotions may hurt others just as much as they can hurt you.”

Before Stella could say anything, the moon stopped shining down on her. She couldn't believe what had just happened, but she knew the moon was right. Stella swore that night to do her best to be kind to others. Stella realized she couldn't let her bad feelings get the best of her.