
At evening, Maya carried her little lamp onto the grassy hill.
Why Do Stars Twinkle Like Tiny Lights?Stars shine steadily, but moving air between the stars and our eyes makes their light look wiggly and twinkly.
1. At evening, Maya carried her little lamp onto the grassy hill.
2. One bright star blinked above the quiet pine tree, and Maya looked closely.
3. Maya counted three stars, but each one seemed to shimmer and fade.
4. Grandma joined Maya and asked, “Why do the stars twinkle?”
5. Grandma lifted her hand above the lamp and felt the evening air.
6. She said, “Air is always moving, even when we cannot see it.”
7. The moving air bent the star’s light a little this way and that.
8. Their eyes received the light in tiny wiggly flashes, like little lamps.
9. Stars shine steadily, but moving air makes their light look wiggly and twinkly.
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