A (almost) Tireless Baby

"Now as you could probably figure out, I spent almost all my time playing with my new friends. I even skipped nap time sometimes because I was just having so much fun. Of course, I did end up being a bit crankier because of that. Remember, I had no mommy or daddy to tell me to stop playing or to go to sleep. But even with that, most of the time, I was happy."

"I think my new friends were happy too. I can tell by how they moved around all friskily and excitedly! Looking back, they probably got their behavior from me. I guess when they sat still, they could still see every move I made. How I bopped my head up and down and rolled around when I am excited, how I slouched over and curled my body when I feel annoyed or disappointed."

"I feel that body language is something not a lot of people talks about, which is a shame because it's such a very interesting thing! Even back then when I couldn't talk, I could still let my friends know how I feel or what I want to play. This is also how parents can tell how their baby is feeling or what their baby wants and one of the reasons why it's also so important. To connect with a young baby, you must first be able to read their body language. That is their first-ever step to try and speak with their loved ones in this new land."

"As time went on, I was filling every crater I could see with drawings. Drawings of me, the Sun, the stars, even tiny craters which looking back is a bit strange. Manners weren't a thing that existed on the Moon so while waiting to get my artistic touch, a lot of them would bump into each other and move all over the place like the balls on a cue table. Sometimes, they would bump into me as well and mess up my doodles, annoying me of course. But I guessed they learned their lesson when they saw my angry scrunched-up face as I fell over and ruined a drawing of the Sun. I think that's when they started to act more 'orderly'" I say with air quotes even though I don't have fingers. "Maybe most of them got tired of fighting each other and decided that waiting is a much better route. I say most of them because there's always this odd crater or two who would still act as naughty as ever! Although to be fair, they are just babies. We all learn at our own pace."

"But the others would then surround me in a big ring, similar to how you guys sat at first, all huddled up and cozy together as you waited for my story. I guess by then, they've come to realize that they all share something similar which is that they are just cute little circles wanting to have a personality. To have someone to look up to. And that someone is me. Or maybe they just wanted to block the naughty craters from reaching me *giggles*. It's funny how I became the idol of what I see as a bunch of cute babies when I am one myself. Ironically, I'm the smallest one there is in the land."

"Finally, after I'm sure that every crater I could see got my artistic touch, I decided to take a little break from drawing and go back to exploring. I've always been curious about the Sun's peek-a-boo spot right across the horizon and that's where I decided I wanted to go. I turned my body right-side-up and started to slither in that direction. The craters also followed me in my trek across the sparkly desert. I assumed that the Sun wanted to follow me as well since it floated right behind me."

"It was a looong journey. About a couple of hours later, the edge still appeared as far as ever. I think this was when I started to regret skipping nap times because I was exhausted! My tiny arms had already been at work drawing my doodles and there's just a certain amount of distance I could travel with the strength I had left. I stopped to take a rest. Looking around, the area looked a bit different than where I was born. I was probably sitting in the middle of a sea."

"A sea?" Blue asks. "But thought the Moon doesn't have any water."

"It doesn't," I say. "Well, water in large amounts anyway. The 'seas' on the Moon are actually just smoother land that has fewer craters. I guess the craters just didn't like it there because the soil is darker but whatever the reason, they stopped following me. When I looked back, they were moving along the edges of the sea, trying to reach me. I would have noticed earlier if there wasn't something else in my tiny mind..."

"I was exhausted… I couldn't take it anymore. I was so tired and cranky! I laid down on the sea and tried to sleep for a bit but I just couldn't. Frustrated, I flailed my arms all over the place. In the air, the sand, everywhere!"

"After I finished my tantrum, I worked myself back up. I needed to sleep. I was so tired. But then, I looked at the ground where I laid down. There was a silhouette of me! I've made a moon angel. Another round of the giggles echoed across the entire Moon as I discovered a new way of drawing!"

"Because of my short attention span once again, I spent the next few hours just lying down and flapping my arms. And… well any amount of tiredness I had were completely forgotten about as I created at least thirty angels. Of course, I didn't know how to count back then but I looked at them again when I was older. There is no wind on the Moon so any drawings or imprints I made on the dust would pretty much stay there forever."

"I wish memories could last just as long… Everything a person goes through in his or her life from where they were a baby, no matter how big or small, will affect what they are or how they act. Sometimes, a person will forget about such a wonderful time they had in the past, like their 4th birthday or their first Christmas."

"I forgot my first Christmas," says Joe. "Luckily, Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper recorded me and my friends and we got to watch it together." He turns to you. "Don't you remember?"

I smiled "Yes, these memories should be treasured forever. I'm so lucky that as a Moon fairy, I was born with such a good memory, just like the Moon himself!" I turn my head up to the sky. "Isn't that right?"

The Moon grows a smiley face and nods at me before hiding his face again.

"Wait Moona?" Polka Dots asks. "You played with the Sun when you were a baby. What about the Moon?

"Back then, I didn't know what the 'Moon' actually is. I just assumed that I was born in my own giant sandbox where I can play as much as I wanted. So I didn't really play with the Moon, just on it. But even then, I think it didn't mind being drawn on or… well me rolling around or slithering on it. I guess it just wasn't ticklish because I can't imagine how I would stand having a tiny creature moving around and playing on my body all day long!

"Soon, though, I saw the craters nearby and remembered what I wanted to do in the first place.'

"Nap?" Sprinkles suggests.

"I wish, hee-hee. I went on with my journey. But as I reached the far edge of the sea, I noticed something strange…"

"The moondust outside was getting darker."

"I first thought that the sea was trying to become bigger but I saw that the outsides were still much more bumpy and rough. The craters in front of me stretched themselves to tap on me with its edge. It took a while before knowing it wanted me to look behind me. As I did, I was greeted with a shocking and sad sight."

"The Sun was going away."