The Moon and the Lost Button

A small silver button fell out of a coat and rolled all the way to the window sill, where it looked up and said, 'Moon, have you seen my coat?'

The Moon smiled her slow smile. 'I have seen many lost things, little button. But coats are forgetful. They always come back when the cold returns.'

The button waited, and while it waited it made friends with a marble and a paperclip. They told stories until morning.

When autumn came, sure enough, the coat hugged the button home again — and the button had three new friends to miss.

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