Trinket’s blog~ A story written for me by a Bunderful Friend!
Sweeties, This wonderful story was written for me by Kibbles, Bambi and Zenith’s Mom. I was gonna wait until after I went to the bridge to share this, but its just so wonderful and I’m hanging on so tight that I couldn’t wait anylonger so here it is. Carole truly captured the essence of my journey and me and Mamma are gonna tresure this story for years and years!!!! (L)
The Brightest Star
Once upon a time there was a young star that shined in the universe. She was a star that outshined all the other stars so much that they were jealous. She was very curious about the universe and was always up for a new adventure. Then one day while exploring the planets she came upon one called Earth. Oh it was a beautiful planet and was bright with colors. The sun favored this planet like none of the others in the universe so she knew it was special. It had so much life on it while the others did not. She was fascinated by this planet and was determined to learn more.
Since the other stars were jealous, they encouraged her to go to earth. She was very confused by this. “A star cannot go to a planet without dying”, she said. “Oh yes, there is a way”, said one of the stars. “You can transform into a creature from that planet”, said an older star. “Not many have survived very long when they have transformed, but it can be done”. “How long do they survive” asked the bright star? “It just depends, some last for just a short time, a few years in earth time. But others have come back from their journey and are still here”, one responded. Oh how she wanted to visit the beautiful planet. So she set out to find a star that had transformed and lived to tell about it. There weren’t many but she finally found an old star whose light was beginning to fade. This star was millions of year’s old and visited earth when it was new. She asked the old star many questions about his adventure and how he survived. Although there were risks, the old star told her it was all worth it. He met so many new creatures that he could only see from afar and the feelings he felt was something he would have never known if he did not take the adventure. He told her it was all worth the risk. So she decided right then she would try it. The old star then told her how she would have to take her journey in order to survive.
One evening when all the stars were shining on the northern hemisphere she decided it was time. She said goodbye to her friends and took the plunge. As she reached the atmosphere she burned so bright that the creatures on earth watched in awe of her beauty. She landed in a place called Canada. It was a beautiful place and she felt as though she was home. She only had a few days to decide what she would transform into, so there wasn’t much time to enjoy her surroundings. She had watched these creatures called humans but they seemed complicated and she wasn’t sure she wanted to be one. She did want to learn more about them though. She saw the creatures that were referred to as dogs. These were interesting creatures however they were dirty and drooled a lot. How gross she thought to herself. “I must find a noble, intelligent creature that is cleaner than that”, she said out loud. She decided to wait and see if one of these creatures would be nice enough to help her since she was new to this world. She wanted the creature to also be loving and friendly and the only way to see into the soul of a creature was to wait. She watched a magnificent creature called a deer. It was graceful and beautiful, however it did not stop to say hello. She saw and eagle fly over her and when she called out to say hello it just flew off. About that time a wild rabbit hopped up to her. “Hello, my name is Cotton. What’s yours?” “I don’t know. I don’t have a name I guess” responded the little star. “What are you” asked the rabbit? “I am a star that shines in the sky” said the star. “Oh you mean like, twinkle, twinkle little star?” asked the rabbit. “I guess”, said the star. “Then that is what we will call you, Twinkle”, said the rabbit. Twinkle loved the name that her new friend had given her. “What are you?” asked Twinkle. “I’m a rabbit” said Cotton. Over the next few days Twinkle and Cotton talked about their lives and learned so much from one another. Twinkle learned that rabbits were loving, smart, strong, and friendly just like her. Cotton asked Twinkle why she didn’t turn into a rabbit so they could play together. Twinkle explained to him that she had to turn into a baby in order to grow here on Earth. So Cotton had an idea. There was a farm just over the hill and the humans there had rabbits. They didn’t look the same as he, but they were still rabbits. Cotton thought that one of the does just had babies so maybe she could sneak in with those babies. Twinkle thought that it was a great idea. Cotton explained to her though that he would not be able to stay with her because he was a wild rabbit and the two weren’t the same. He told her not to be sad though, because rabbits are smart and very strong and hopefully she would be happy there. So Cotton took Twinkle to the farm and said goodbye to his friend. She transformed into a beautiful black baby. She had many brothers and sisters and the mother adopted her as one of her own. Her new life had begun.
Over the next several weeks Twinkle was happy being a baby bunny. She met new creatures and played with her brothers and sisters. Then one day she overheard two adult rabbits talking about the babies leaving. They said the babies would be taken away and her mother would never see her again. This horrified Twinkle. She ran to her mother and asked if the rumors were true. “Unfortunately they are Twinkle. It is my understanding they will take you to a place called a pet store and hopefully a loving family will pick you to live with them”, her mother said comforting. Twinkle began to cry because she loved her new life on earth. Her mother told her the strength that she possessed was that like no other and assured her she would be fine.
The day came when the humans picked up all the babies and put them in a box. All said goodbye to their mom and huddled together out of fear of the unknown. They travelled for what seemed like forever then they came to a stop. The human removed Twinkle and a few of her brothers and sisters and put them in a large glass box. This was a strange place and they were all very scared. Twinkle remembered what her mother had told her so she straightened up, perked her ears up and hopped around to explore her new surroundings. A few days after she and her siblings arrived she noticed two humans staring at her. At first they were just like all the others but then she felt something different deep inside. It was as if they were speaking to her in her head. So she introduced herself. “Hi, my name is Twinkle” she said. The female reached down and picked her up. Twinkle felt so secure and loved from this human. The female decided to take her home. She gave her a warm, dry, loving place to rest with lots of toys and treats. The female then introduced herself, “Hi, I’m mommy and you are Trinket, right” the mommy asked? “No, you are saying it wrong, I’m Twinkle”, replied Twinkle. But the mommy kept calling her Trinket so she finally gave in and accepted the name.
Over the years Trinket fell in love with her mommy and the male human she called daddy. She went on so many adventures and met so many new creatures. She learned she loved her parents more than anything and would kiss them all the time to show them. This seemed to make them happy and in turn she was happy. She didn’t think about her life as a star anymore. She was happy and content where she was. Over the years she became very close with her parents and she could actually communicate with her mom through her feelings. If her mom was happy Trinket was happy, if her mom was sad, Trinket was sad. They had a bond that most creatures never experience, especially a little star and a human.
Then one day Trinket got sick. She didn’t know what was wrong with her body but she just didn’t feel well. Her mom was worried and took her to the doctor. They gave her medicine but she still didn’t feel well. She would try and play but it just seemed as though her body was giving out. Then she remembered what the other stars had told her about the earthly body only lasting a little while. She began to think her light was going out. She wasn’t ready to leave though and she began to shine again.
During this time her mom felt Trinket’s struggle, not only her physical struggle but her spiritual struggle. She didn’t understand completely why she was feeling these things but it would become clear someday. She made arrangements for Trinket to talk to those humans that could speak and understand her. Trinket told them of her worries and concerns. Trinket told them that she did not want to leave her parents and return to the universe but she would have to someday and wanted her mom to be okay with it before she leaves. Trinket also told her mom how much she loved her and she would actually never leave but that one day soon she would have to transform back into a star in order to continue to live. Her life here was only a brief moment but someday she and her mom could reunite in the heavens. She told her mom she would visit her often both with her light and in her mom’s dreams. Her mom wouldn’t hear of it and wanted her to fight and stay with her for now. Trinket, loving her mom so much, agreed she would stay for as long as she could.
As time passed and there were ups and downs with Trinket’s health. One day Trinket would feel good but the next she didn’t have the strength to lift her head. Her struggles were not her own though, and when others learned of her trials and the strength she had to overcome them, people and rabbits from all over the world struggled with her. They learned about her fight and what a bright star she was. She drew strength from these people and her parents, and fought as hard as she could. But no matter how strong she was at the moment she knew it was only temporary. Creatures on earth do not live long compared to stars and she wondered just how much time her earthly body had left.
One day during one of her weakest moments her mom came to her. She told Trinket how much she loved her and that she knew she was a star. Trinket was shocked that a human knew she was a star but she knew that her mom was special. Her mom told her that if she needed to leave then it was okay with her. She would miss Trinket with all her heart but she knew that someday she was going to leave in order to shine again. Her mom told her that the love that they shared with each other would out shine even the sun and no earthly body could extinguish it. With her mom’s talk Trinket kissed her mom to thank her for the years of love and knowledge she had shown and now for her permission to leave. Trinket was not quite ready to leave her family but she knew that when the time came she could leave without remorse.
As she fell weaker she decided the time had come. If she did not leave soon and return to being a star she may not have the strength to do so. Her daddy was at work and Trinket didn’t want to leave without saying goodbye and she didn’t want to leave her mom alone. So she fought with all her strength to stay until he returned. Her dad told her it was okay to leave but she couldn’t, not until he was home. Then as her parents fell asleep one night, Trinket kissed them both good night and unknown to them, goodbye.
Her mom was heartbroken and thought she would never recover from losing such a precious gift, until, one night when she walked outside. Through her tears and pain she looked up and saw a light, a light that was shining as bright as a spotlight in the night sky. She smiled. A new star had appeared in the heavens and was shining down on her. It was the brightest star in the sky…once again.
written by Carole VanDeusen Aug. 2009
I love you too Carol, Kibbles, Bambi and Zenith!! (L)
Posted on August 8th, 2009 at 7:28 pm
What a beautiful story; and so right for Trinket.
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