What age group is "The Firefly Afraid of the Dark" suitable for?

Suitable for children aged 3-7. Reading time is about 3-5 minutes.

The Firefly Afraid of the Dark

Name: The Firefly Afraid of the Dark
Author: An original story by the Hoot Tales team

A small yellow-green firefly hiding beneath a large leaf at dusk, while other fireflies fly around a tree glowing brightly. The sky is deep purple turning to night, with the first star appearing

In a great forest lived a little firefly unlike any other. Every evening, while the other fireflies glowed proudly and brightly, this one kept its light hidden away, because deep down, it was terribly afraid of the dark.

A pitch-dark forest at night lit only by faint moonlight filtering through branches. The little firefly curls up fearfully on a dark green leaf, its light completely dimmed, while other night insects fly past in the darkness

As night settled over the forest, the other insects went about their nighttime business cheerfully. But the little firefly curled up tightly on a leaf, keeping its light completely off, afraid of the very darkness surrounding it.

A small brown mouse sitting and crying among low bushes in a completely dark forest, no light anywhere except the looming black silhouettes of trees. The sky has thin clouds nearly covering the moon

Amid the deep darkness, a soft crying sound came from a faraway bush. A little mouse had wandered off and gotten lost in the pitch-black forest, unable to see even an inch in front of its own paws.

The little firefly glowing a bright golden-yellow light for the first time amid the darkness, flying straight toward the sound of crying. Its light casts a small glowing circle amid the pitch-dark forest and twinkling stars above

The firefly heard the crying. It hesitated for a moment, its little heart pounding with fear, but then it decided to push past its own fear and glowed brightly for the very first time to light the way for the lost mouse.

The little mouse arriving home safely and hugging its mother joyfully, while the firefly flies cheerfully overhead glowing a warm golden light across a nighttime forest full of stars and other twinkling fireflies

The firefly's light guided the little mouse safely home. The firefly realized its light could help others, and its fear disappeared right along with the darkness. From then on, it glowed bravely every single night, until the whole forest sparkled with its light.