PatienceAges 4-73 min read

The Potion That Needed Night

High in the wizard-school tower on a deep blue night, Tansy is trusted with her very first real potion: a dark, quiet Moondrop brew. Leave it still until the midnight bell, her teacher says, and it will bloom into light — but don't stir it, don't peek, don't add a thing. How hard could waiting be? Tansy soon finds out. The potion just sits there, dull and still, and her fingers begin to itch toward the tempting little spoon. What if she meddles? See what happens next on MoonNest.

Wide establishing shot of the cozy wizard tower room on a deep-blue starry night, candlelight, a big round star window; the kindly Teacher handing the small lidded cauldron to little Tansy.

High in the wizard-school tower, on a deep blue night, the kindly Teacher gave Tansy her very first real potion. It was a Moondrop brew, dark and quiet in its little cauldron. "Leave it perfectly still until the midnight bell," said the Teacher, "and it will bloom into light."

Medium shot: the Teacher gently raising one finger to give instructions; Tansy nodding earnestly, holding the lidded cauldron which gives off a faint glow.

"But remember," the Teacher said gently, "don't stir it, don't peek under the lid, and don't add a single thing. Just wait." Tansy nodded and nodded. How hard could waiting be? "I promise," she said.

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