Everyone was sad, except Simple Simon. To him the nighttime was just as happy a time as the daytime. When he awoke and the sun wasn't shining, he never gave it a second thought. As usual he walked through the meadows picking flowers. When at last the realization came to him that the sun wasn't shining, he simply stopped what he was doing and looked up at the moon. He stood there staring at it for quite a while, for quite a long while. His eyes seemed to get brighter and brighter the longer he stared. Eventually his eyes became so bright reflecting the light of the moon that the entire countryside was lit up just as brightly as if the sun were shining. "Hooray!" shouted the villagers who guessed that the sun had come out again. Off they hastened to their fields to gather in the crop while there was still light outside.
Here are sixteen wonderful stories for reading or telling, filled with the life-affirming values that are characteristic of the tales of John Aurelio. Here you will meet such unforgettable characters as Simple Simon, who stared at the moon so intently that a valley was illuminated by the reflection of his eyes, and learn Christian lessons from fables that will make you wonder, weep, enjoy, and share.