Once, in a forest filled with whispers and shadows, lived a tiny fox with a very big secret. [pause 0.5s] He believed that if he wished hard enough, he could learn to talk to the moon.
Julia - Calm
One evening, an old owl found him. "What are you doing?" he hooted. When the fox shared his secret, the owl scoffed. "The moon is stone and silence." The words stung, but the fox's stubborn hope remained.
Julia - Calm
The fox sought the wisdom of an ancient tortoise. After a long silence, the old creature offered a riddle: “To speak to the silent, you must first listen with more than your ears.”
Julia - Calm
That night, the fox sat by a still pond and truly listened. [pause 0.5s] He ignored the sounds and instead felt the cool moonlight on his fur.[pause 0.5s] It wasn't a voice he discovered, but a silent, silver presence.