“The Little Astronaut” Once upon a time, in a small town named Clovis, lived a curious and adventurous 5-year-old named Alex. Alex loved everything about space - the stars, the planets, and especially spaceships! One night, as Alex was looking at the stars through his telescope, he saw a tiny spaceship falling from the sky. It landed in his backyard with a soft thud. Alex ran outside and found a miniature spaceship! It was just his size. With a heart full of excitement, Alex climbed into the spaceship. To his surprise, it started up with a gentle hum. The spaceship lifted off the ground and zoomed into the starry sky. First, they visited Mars, the Red Planet. Alex saw towering volcanoes and deep canyons. He even got to play in the red Martian sand. Next, they flew to Saturn. Alex was amazed by its beautiful rings made of ice and rock. He even got to dance on one of the rings! Then they visited Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system. Alex was fascinated by its swirling storms and colorful clouds. Finally, they reached the farthest planet from the Sun - Neptune. It was a beautiful blue color, just like Earth’s oceans. Alex felt a bit homesick looking at it. After visiting all these wonderful planets, Alex decided it was time to go home. He thanked the spaceship for the amazing adventure and promised to take care of it. When he landed back in his backyard, his parents were waiting for him. They had been watching his incredible journey through the telescope. They hugged him tight and told him how proud they were of their little astronaut. From that day forward, Alex had amazing stories to tell his friends about his space adventures. And every night, he would look up at the stars and wave at the planets he had visited. And so, our little astronaut continued to dream about his next big adventure in space. I hope you enjoyed this story! Remember, always reach for the stars!