The Moonbeams by Emily Bliss

Author:Emily Bliss
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781547604852
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2020-04-15T00:00:00+00:00

Moon and Sunbeam ran side by side until they took a sharp right turn onto a trail that led down a steep hill. As they descended, Cressida, riding on Sunbeam’s back, noticed it was getting warmer and warmer, and she was glad her jeans had a hole in the knee.

Moon and Sunbeam turned left onto a narrow, sandy path. And then, after a few minutes, they stopped right on the edge of a giant sparkling purple canyon.

“Welcome back to the Glitter Canyon,” Sunbeam said, and she kneeled so Cressida could slide off her back.

The Glitter Canyon was just as beautiful as Cressida remembered. Glittery purple sand sparkled everywhere. Plum-colored rocks, clumps of lavender grass, and clusters of violets covered the canyon walls. Scattered along the trails that led to the bottom of the canyon were pebbles that reminded Cressida of silvery grapes.

Moon smiled and closed her eyes. “I have to admit that even I love the feeling of the sun on my shoulders,” she said. “Especially after spending time in the Night Forest.”

Cressida nodded. She, too, loved the feeling of the sun on her face and shoulders.

“I wish we could spend a few hours rolling around in the purple clover,” Sunbeam said, “but we’d better hike down to the base of the canyon and get ready. The raccoons will be here soon to start warming up their instruments, and the cacti and the dunes had hoped to fit in one more practice session.”

“Plus, Otto and Opal wanted to bring the owl chicks early so they could have fun rolling down the dunes before the concert,” Moon said.

Cressida couldn’t help but giggle at the image of Oliver, Owen, Orion, Odetta, Olivia, and Orly tumbling down Danny, Denise, Darryl, Doris, Dave, and Devin—the six purple sand dunes she had met on her first visit to the Glitter Canyon.

Sunbeam, Moon, and Cressida hiked together to the bottom of the canyon. When they came to a stretch of glittery purple sand, Sunbeam said, “The cacti and the dunes are waiting for us right up here.”

Sure enough, just ahead, Cressida saw several rows of stone benches lined up in front of a purple stage made of wood and stone. A yellow banner, mounted across the front of the stage, read, “THE MOONBEAMS” in black block letters. Six sand dunes and four flowering cacti stood on one side of the stage, their eyes wide with worry and their mouths bent in frowns. Scattered all over the stage were sheets of paper and music stands that looked as though they had toppled over.

“Why is the sheet music all over the place?” Sunbeam asked, sounding nervous. “And what on earth happened to the music stands?”

“That’s awfully strange,” Moon said. “This morning, we left the music stands set up for the concert and the sheet music in a neat stack with the cacti.”

Sunbeam grimaced and galloped ahead. She leaped onto the stage and lowered her head to examine one of the pieces of paper. She looked at another. And then another.

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