The magician of the forest invites Chise into his library. Chise is reluctant at first, but they develop a strong friendship that would have a lasting influence on her.
"The lonely little star, the tiny child of a star,
 twinkled in the empty sky all by itself."
،النّجمة الصّغيرة الوحيدة، طفلة نجمٍ صغيرة"
".تلألأت في السّماء الفارغة لوحدها
La estrella solitaria, la pequeña hija
de una estrella, tintineando en el cielo.
La estrella solitaria, la pequeña hija
de una estrella, tintinea en el cielo.
A pequena estrela solitária, a pequena criança 
de uma estrela, brilhava no céu vazio sozinha.