Once upon a time, in a pretty house at the end of Wonder Street, lived Raphael, a little boy of six who had just started first grade. His room was extraordinary: the walls were red like a fire truck, his bed looked like a fire station, and everywhere, from floor to ceiling, there were fire trucks, helmets, figurines, and posters of firefighters. Every night, Raphael dreamed that he saved people with his big red ladder!

Raphael lived with his two older twin sisters, Emma and Anna, who were 8 years old. Their room was the complete opposite: the ceiling was covered in phosphorescent stars, and they spent their evenings observing the sky with their telescope. Emma and Anna dreamed of only one thing: becoming astronauts and traveling to the Moon!

One Wednesday afternoon, while the three children were playing in the garden, they spotted a strange light in the sky. A star was shining in broad daylight!

"Look!" cried Emma. "This isn't normal!"

"It looks like she's falling!" added Anna, worried.

The star descended gently and landed in the municipal park, right behind their house. The three children looked at each other and, without hesitation, ran to see what was happening.

When they arrived at the park, they discovered something incredible: a small silver rocket, no bigger than a car, was emitting a little smoke. The door opened and a small blue alien emerged. He had large purple eyes and wore a spacesuit decorated with stars.


"Hello!" he said in a high-pitched voice. "My name is Zozo and I come from the planet Stellaris. My spaceship has had a little problem..."

"Smoke!" shouted Raphael. "There's a fire! We have to call the fire brigade!"

"Wait, Raphael," Emma said calmly. "It might not be serious."

Zozo explained that his star engine had overheated and that he needed fresh water to cool it down quickly, otherwise the ship would explode in an hour!

"Water?" exclaimed Raphael, his eyes shining. "I know what to do! Just like the firefighters!"

He ran home and returned with the garden hose. Meanwhile, Emma and Anna were examining the ship's instrument panel.

"These symbols look like constellations!" said Anna.

"I think you have to press the North Star to open the reservoir," added Emma.

Thanks to their knowledge of astronomy, the twins figured out how to open the engine compartment. Raphael then sprayed the burning engine with his hose, just like real firefighters would! The smoke gradually disappeared.

— Hurrah! You saved me! said Zozo, jumping for joy.

To thank them, the little alien gave them three magical gifts. To Raphael, he gave a small red mermaid that glowed in the dark: "For the bravest firefighter!" To the twins, he gave two starstones that sparkled brilliantly: "For future astronauts!"

"Thanks to you, I've understood something important," said Zozo. "True heroes don't just come from space or barracks. They're everywhere there's courage and mutual support!"

After repairing his spaceship, Zozo set off again towards the stars, waving enthusiastically. The three children returned home, their hearts filled with pride.

That evening, Raphael hung his light-up mermaid above his red bed. In their room, Emma and Anna added the star stones to their collection. And when their parents asked them how their day had gone, theThree children looked at each other, smiled, and replied in unison:

— It was a stellar day!

From that day on, Raphael continued to dream of becoming a firefighter, and Emma and Anna of traveling in space. But they now knew that together, they could accomplish any mission, even the most extraordinary!