In a peaceful small Japanese village, there lived a lovely little girl named Miho. Miho was extremely fond of stars. Every night, she would lie on the lawn in the yard, looking up at the twinkling stars in the sky, full of longing in her heart.
She often thought about how wonderful it would be if she could collect the stars and make them into a necklace. One night, Miho had a magical dream. In the dream, she discovered a mysterious hillside, which was covered with glittering little stars, as numerous as the wildflowers on the ground. Miho was overjoyed. She carefully picked the stars one by one and strung them together with a soft silk thread. Soon, a beautiful star - shaped necklace was made.
Miho woke up from the dream and found that she was actually holding that star - shaped necklace in her hand. She was both surprised and delighted. She put the star - shaped necklace around her neck and immediately became the most dazzling presence in the village. The children in the village gathered around. They looked at Miho's star - shaped necklace with envy, their eyes twinkling with curiosity and eagerness. However, Miho was very reluctant to show the necklace to her friends. She always held it tightly, for fear that it might be touched by others.
Once, a little boy in the village accidentally fell and got hurt. The little boy cried out in pain. Miho wanted to comfort him. When she got close to the little boy, the little boy saw the star - shaped necklace around her neck and there was a glimmer of surprise in his eyes immediately, and even the pain seemed to ease a little. Seeing this, Miho was somewhat touched.
Miho realized that she had been monopolizing the star - shaped necklace all this time and had not shared this beauty and happiness with her friends. So, she slowly took off the necklace and handed it to the little boy, saying, "You can have a look at it. It's very beautiful, right?" The little boy gently took the necklace, and the other children also gathered around. Everyone admired the star - shaped necklace together, with happy smiles on their faces.
Since then, Miho has learned to share. She found that when she shared the star - shaped necklace with her friends, the happiness she gained was even more than when she owned it alone. The star - shaped necklace also seemed to become more shiny because of everyone's love. Every night, Miho and her friends would sit together in the yard, looking at the stars in the sky, and the star - shaped necklace around Miho's neck has also become a symbol of their friendship.
