   STRUMMER'S FIRST BOOK:TRUTH AND BEAUTY HAVE KISSED
Once upon a time, there was a little Star who's name was Truth and a little Star who's name was Beauty. And oh, how they loved to shine.
Every night, when the deepest dark fell upon the face of the earth, they would come out and twinkle the best that they knew how to shine. And the harder they tried the more they shined. They could not ever hide their light, for they shone over the darkest places, and every eye could see their beauty.
And when lies flew around, well Truth just laughed, for Truth knew lies would have to fly away. And when ugliness reared it's ugly head, well Beauty just said to it, "go away for you cannot stay in my presence."
Now Truth and Beauty loved to go play with the other Galaxies and their kid stars. And they loved to swoop down close to earth, and hop upon the clouds and skitter back and forth, and jump up and down, for they were baby stars, and they had not yet grown up and taken their permanent place in the big giant sky they called home.
But oh, someday they would, when they found out how to do just that, but in the meantime, oh, they had so much fun just being kid Stars.
Now Truth told Beauty, "Oh, I love telling the Truth all the time, for it makes me so happy. I can sing and never have to worry about getting in trouble with Mama and Papa Star. But I wish I was like you, for you are, oh so, very, very Beautiful, it makes me want to weep with joy. And Beauty said, "Oh little star, Truth, I love being Beautiful and making people so happy to see my Beauty, but to me, you are the best. Oh I wish I could be you and you could be me."
So they kept on night by night, wanting to be what the other was, until one day Master Moon came by, and paid them a nightly visit."Now children," Master Moon said, "God made you just like you are for a reason. He wants a baby star, Truth to shine so little earth kids can remember that God wants them to be Truthful everytime they look up and see him shinning in the nightime sky. And you, Beauty, God wants little earth kids to see you shine and they will always remember, to see Beauty in everything they look upon, People, Stars, Moon, Trees, Flowers, Mountains, Lakes, Snow, Rain, Forrests, Valleys, Oceans, etc.
So see, you must be yourselves. That is the most best thing to be. Now go play, for I have work to do for tonight. For I must shine a Full Moon and I will be tired, if you keep me up during the day any longer."
So Truth and Beauty jumped up and down with glee, after Master Moon left to sit in the nightime sky.
Then they hugged and kissed each other, for they were so happy to be, who they were, themselves. They did not have to wish to be another, for God makes all things special, and God makes everything and everyone different. Stars different from other stars, the earth different than the heavens, the people different than the animals, the moon different than the sun.
Now they could make the earth kids very happy to be themselves also.
And now they knew that they were oh, so special and wonderfully made.
NO ONE EVER HAS TO WISH TO BE SOMEONE ELSE. 
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