The Constellations

In the far expanses of deep space, when the Earth had awoken to exist in the universe, many stars gathered in the bed of the sky. Originally, the stars took the shape of animals, prancing and running throughout space. Graceful deer, gigantic crabs, and many more existed in the deep of the sky. But stars are fickle beings, volatile and delicate. The beautiful stars, though ornate and brilliant, would fizzle out and explode in a blaze of glory after a fleeting amount of time. As the constellations would dance, so too would the sands of time in their infinite hourglass. As the years went by, each constellation began to fail. Stars would explode or dim, leaving gaps in the constellations. When the first humans looked to the sky, they saw the beautiful constellations and marked them. But as the years went by, the constellations began to dwindle. Today, there are few constellations left in the sky. And as more and more stars bid their last goodbye, the constellations are even harder to see.