The Man in the Moon by William Joyce

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Summary

There was a little child later to be known as "The Man in the Moon (MiM)" and he had a devoted little friend named Nightlight. Nightlight took care of the baby when the parents were sleeping. MiM was safer from Nightmares when he was watched over by Nightlight.

The King of nightmares came to the moon. He heard of the boy who never had a nightmare. He wanted to turn MiM into prince of nightmares. King of nightmares attacked everything that got in his way. MiM parents knew the perfect place to hide MiM. It was called Earth. Nightlight defeated Pitch with the diamond dagger but not before MiM's parents was killed by Pitch. MiM searched for his parents, but all he found was many stars shimmering around him. His mother and father was there, far away as stars.

MiM grew up and is not longer a child, become to known as Man in the Moon. His made friends in Earth. Lost balloons from earth floated up to the moon, and MiM could hear hopes and dreams of the kids who lost them. He realized that kids are afraid of dark and had nightmares. He started kicking rocks spreading dream sand around the moon. His friend joined him and it made the moon hundred times brighter. For the children in Earth, night is not dark anymore.

The End.