The Lantern Home

The Story

Deep in the forest stands a small wooden cottage with a single window that glows honey-gold on good nights — and dims to a whisper when the family inside drifts apart. Tonight, a little dog leads his family up the winding path, each of them carrying a lantern. With every step the window brightens a little more, until the whole clearing is bathed in warm amber light. Because in this house, every window is a way home — and every lantern carried together is what keeps it lit.