Nicolas and the World Around

The only wish
Nicolas couldn’t sleep for a long time, lying in his soft bed, covered with blankets and toys. The trees rustled softly outside the window, and the moon cast a soft light on his room. Smiling in the darkness, he remembered looking at the stars with his grandfather yesterday and hearing exciting stories about the constellations.

Inside him, a desire to see that magic again flared up. Carefully, Nicolas tiptoed out from under the blankets and went to the window. He looked out at the street, which seemed mysterious and inviting in the silence of the night.

Clutching his small telescope in his hands, Nicolas quietly opened the door and, catching his breath, stepped out into the cool night. Stepping onto the soft grass of the courtyard, he felt the magic dissipate around him.

He had always dreamed of seeing the stars closer than through the window. He climbed the small hill behind the house, sat on the grass, and looked up into the vast sky, studded with sparkling stars.

Nicolas opened his small telescope and squinted into the distance. Each star seemed to him a real spark of magic, flashing in the vastness of the dark sky. He admired the way they twinkled like graceful dancers on a celestial stage.

Suddenly he noticed one particular star that shone the brightest. “This must be a very important star,” thought Nicolas and pointed his telescope at it. At that moment, as if he had heard a call, he closed his eyes and said softly: “May this star fulfill my wish to see the cosmos.”

Breathing in the fresh night air, Nicolas felt his heart beat faster with excitement. He had always believed that stars were not just celestial bodies, but whole worlds of possibilities and dreams. It was important to not only try to see them, but to understand their mysteries. His grandfather had always said that the stars could listen, and it was only necessary to formulate the right wish.