Long ago, before the paths of Tiny Tales Land were mapped and the stories written down, there was a quiet tortoise who lived beneath the Crystal Canopy—a magical grove where the leaves shimmered like glass and only echoed true words. That tortoise was Lumi.

Lumi didn’t speak often, but when she did, her shell would glow with a soft warmth, as if her heart itself lit up the world around her. As a hatchling, Lumi was nervous about sharing her thoughts. Once, she broke a lantern during a lantern festival and was too scared to tell the truth. The glow in her shell dimmed for the first time. It made her feel colder than the darkest night.

So she made a promise to herself—from that day forward, she would always speak the truth, even when it was hard.

And something magical happened. The more she told the truth—"Yes, it was me," "I don’t know," "I need help,"—the brighter her inner light became. People stopped fearing the truth around her. In fact, they trusted it. Even when others had a hard time saying what was on their hearts, Lumi would gently place a paw over her chest and say,

“It’s safe to be real with me.”

Now, Lumi carries stories told truthfully in her little satchel, helping young creatures learn that honesty isn’t about being perfect—it’s about being brave enough to be real. When someone tells a lie or hides the truth out of fear, her shell glows a little softer… not in anger, but as a quiet reminder that the light always returns when you speak from the heart.

Every sunrise, Lumi whispers her daily truth into the morning air:

“Kind words, true words, one light.”

And throughout Tiny Tales Land, when someone finally finds the courage to tell the truth, others say:

“You’ve got Lumi’s glow in you.”