Tip, tap, tip, tap. Raindrops danced on the roof of the Big House. Inside, everything was gray and quiet.

Hazel sat by the window. She was a small girl with big eyes. She lived in the Big House with many other children, but today she felt all alone. She felt like a tiny mouse in a giant field. She touched her chest. Something was missing. Her "Happy Hum" was gone.

Usually, Hazel had a warm hum inside her heart. It went *hmmm-hmmm-hmmm*. But today, her heart was quiet. She told herself a sad story. She whispered, "I am too small. I am not brave. I am alone."

When she said those words, the gray clouds looked darker. She needed to find her Happy Hum. She put on her yellow rain boots. *Squish, squash.* She opened the heavy door. *Creak!* She stepped out into the Whispering Woods.

The woods smelled like wet pine cones. The wind tickled her nose. *Whoosh!*

"Where is my Happy Hum?" Hazel asked the tall trees.

The trees just waved their leaves. *Swish, swish.*

Hazel walked until she came to a blue meadow. Suddenly, she heard a funny sound.

*Baaaaa-zoom!*

A fluffy white sheep floated past her head! It was a Cloud Sheep. It had wool made of soft, white mist. It hovered in the air like a balloon.

"Hello!" bleated the Cloud Sheep. *Baaaaa-zoom!* It did a loop-de-loop in the air.

Hazel clapped her hands. "You can fly! I want to fly too."

Hazel jumped. *Thump.* She did not fly. She jumped again. *Thump.* She felt heavy.

"I am no good," Hazel said. "I am stuck on the ground."

The Cloud Sheep floated down. Its nose was wet and soft. "Oh, no. That is a silly story to tell yourself. You are not stuck.