Once upon a time in the land of erased skies, the crickets painted the clouds with forgotten sandwiches, and the rivers giggled when they saw their own reflections.
The phoenix was a little girl named Lila who danced under rainbows that only appeared in her imagination. She collected sparkly secrets beneath her bed and wove them into stories of flying horses and brave turtles.
"Do you remember when we touched the stars?" she asked the sleepy trees. They replied with gentle whispers that smelled of lost dreams.
When the moon was jellybean-shaped, Lila would sing songs to the shadows and they would dance like flickering candles, full of secrets and giggles.