Why is the Moon getting dark?

A girl looks through her window.

At first, the Moon is bright.

Then a dark part slowly grows.

She waits and watches.

This is a lunar eclipse.

Earth’s shadow covers the Moon.

Think of a lamp at home.

Put a ball near the lamp.

Your hand can make a shadow.

The shadow moves across the ball.

The sky works in a similar way.

But the Moon is still there.

It has not turned off.

Earth’s shadow blocks some light.

Darkness can tell a quiet story.

Look slowly, and the shadow will speak.