Nella’s Little Bell Secret — Under the woolly hush of the sheep pen, Nella tucked her copper bell under her chin. Read the full story →
Under the woolly hush of the sheep pen, Nella tucked her copper bell under her chin. It never rang unless she jumped, but that night it went ting-ting all by itself, soft as moonlight on straw. Nella wanted to know why. She squeezed through the low fence and padded past cool stones, giving up her warm corner and one mouthful of sweet hay to a sleepy mouse.
The bell led her to a stable where a baby rested in a manger, and the air smelled of clean straw and donkey breath. Ting-ting-ting! The sound was tiny, but Nella felt joy puff up inside her like a whole hillside of spring grass. “Wake up,” she whispered to the other sheep, “come hear!” Soon everyone was smiling under the star. Next time you spot Nella’s bell, can you keep its little secret?
