The tiny alien was wandering aimlessly in the darkness of the night. He couldn't understand anything. He was wondering, "Where did I get lost?"
At night, some aliens were traveling in their spacecraft. A piece of Earth was glowing, dotted with glitter. It was a unique sight. They found it fascinating to observe it up close.
They lowered their spacecraft. The dots were running around. What a miracle!
In reality, those glowing dots were fireflies. Seeing the moving shapes, the fireflies started running away. The aliens considered it a miracle.
In that alien swarm, there was also a small alien, two feet tall. He started chasing the fleeing fireflies, wanting to capture them and take them to his planet.
Enchanted by this unique sight on Earth, the aliens lost track of time. Morning was approaching. They had to leave Earth before the first rays of the sun. The creatures on Earth, frightened by them, could harm them.
All the aliens hurriedly ran towards their spacecraft and got into them.
Going inside, they discovered that the little alien was missing. They searched for him in the spacecraft, but the little alien was nowhere to be found.
Two or three larger aliens climbed down from the spacecraft and began searching for the little alien. They called out, "Alan Alan! Where are you?"
But Alan had drifted far away. He was chasing fireflies. He couldn't even hear his father or brother.
The first rays of the sun were about to appear. This would be disastrous for the aliens. So, the disappointed aliens returned to the spacecraft. The spacecraft flew into space.
Seeing the red sun in front of him, the little alien was frightened. What was this rising shape from below? He couldn't understand. He ran and sat under a dense tree.
It was a village of shepherds. Shepherds raised cows, goats, and sheep. They made a living by selling the animals' milk. They used the sheep's wool to make winter clothes for themselves and their families. Any leftover wool was sold to make a living by selling the clothes they made from it.
The shepherds' children didn't go to school because there wasn't a school nearby. Their children played and played all day long. Therefore, they were assigned the task of grazing the animals. The shepherd children also enjoyed this work because it gave them the opportunity to play and eat the fruits on the nearby trees.
The shepherd children saw the alien child sitting under the tree. They were a little frightened. The cows started mooing. The sheep and goats also started screaming. All the aliens stood around the child.
The alien child saw creatures with different and strange shapes in front of him. He was frightened and started crying loudly.
The shepherd children were at a loss. Why was he crying after seeing us? Even though they themselves were afraid of him, they stared at him in amazement.
Some time passed like this.
One of the shepherd children was the wisest. He went up to the aliens and asked, "Who are you? Where are you from? What is your name?"
The aliens didn't understand the language. He stared at them silently. The shepherd children became angry and started shouting at him. The older child calmed them down.
He then posed his question to the aliens. Then the alien child realized that he had a device that could convert any sound into its language and respond in that language. He opened his device.
Understanding the shepherd child's question, the alien replied, "My name is Elance. I come from an alien planet in space."
The children couldn't understand this riddle. Strange name: Elance. Aliens, space, and alien planets. These words were beyond their understanding.
Still, they asked the alien, "So how did you get here? Who else is with you?"
Alan told them the truth.
The children didn't believe it. They asked again, "How can we believe it? Because, in distant space, many creatures live. Are you some monster?"
Alan said fearfully, "No, no! It's not like that. There are thousands of planets and stars around your Earth. Almost every planet has some kind of creature. I am one of them. Just like you, but with a different shape."
The children were unwilling to believe it. They said, "How can we believe it? We've never seen or heard of anything like this before. You're lying!"
Alan said, "What do you even know? Do you know that your country, India, has already sent a spacecraft to the moon. Now it's about to send a human. Many countries on your Earth want to go closer to the sun."
The shepherd children were astonished. This child has so much knowledge about our Earth! We know nothing.
The children then asked, "How will you get back home? Can your people come back to get you?"
Alan replied, "After sunset, they'll come back to look for me. But I can't say when they'll come here. Because I'm a long way from where we landed."
The children reassured Alan, "Don't worry. We'll stay with you. We can't harm you."
Alan was reassured. He said, "Thank you, friends."
The older child asked, "You must be hungry! What do you eat?"
Alan explained, "When we go on space travel, we store our food in a capsule. I have many such capsules. I'll eat those."
All the children were hungry. They all started taking food out of their bags. They all, along with Alan, began eating under the same tree. Elance also took one of his capsules.
It was nearing dusk. The children discussed their fate. They had to return home, but they couldn't leave Elance alone. They decided that some would go back with the animals. They would inform their elders and return.
All the children would stay with Elance until he could return.
When the elders in the village learned of the situation, they also came to the pasture. They saw Elance. He seemed like a strange and fascinating creature. They thought, "We will capture this creature and hand it over to the government. This will bring them a good reward."
Hearing this, Elance began to cry. The shepherd children gathered around him and told him to calm down.
All the children opposed their elders. They said, "Elan is someone's child, just like us. He is our friend. We cannot let a friend from another planet come to harm. We will return home only after handing him over to his people."
The elders left disappointed.
All the children decided to search for the place where Elance had been left all night. They spread out, shouting "Elan, Elance," loudly, hoping that Elance's parents would hear and come to them.
The result was soon achieved. Aliens, in their spacecraft, had come looking for Elance. They heard the sound. They landed. The children brought them to Elance.
Seeing his parents, Elance hugged them. All the aliens were overjoyed.
Elan told his people everything. They were very pleased with the shepherd children's altruistic spirit. They took all the shepherd children on a space trip in their spacecraft. On their way, they gave each of the children beautiful gifts.
The shepherd children ran around and caught some fireflies. They placed them in a bottle and presented them to Elance. Elance was very happy.
Now the inhabitants of the two planets had become good friends.