Yo Wants to Know

"A falling star!" exclaims Dad.

Did you see it, Yo?"

"It landed over there," says Yo.

"In those tree branches."

"That's a firefly," says Dad. "There are lots of them out tonight. "

"Im getting my bug catcher," says Yo.

"Caught one!" says Yo. "There's no fire on it, Dad. It's not even hot."

"Hey, it turned off!"

''Now it's on again. "

"It's sending signals to its friends," says Dad.

"If the firefly and I both signal," says Yo, "maybe the other fireflies will come close to us."

"They'll make so much light we can stay up all night," says Yo.

"I need some sleep," says Dad. "And so do you. Shall we let this guy go?"

"OK," says Yo. "But I'm sending one more signal. It's saying, 'Good night, fireflies. Please come back tomorrow.'"

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