Anja and Dino (the dinosaurus)

The morning sunlight danced through Anja's bedroom window, making her collection of dinosaur drawings glow against the walls. Twinkling fairy lights wrapped around her bedpost sparkled like tiny stars. As she rubbed her sleepy eyes, a familiar purple face appeared at her second-story window, gleaming scales catching the light like polished amethysts. "Good morning, Dino!" Anja whispered excitedly, rushing to open the window. Dino's long neck gracefully curved into her room as he hummed a gentle melody, his large expressive eyes twinkling with joy. At breakfast, Anja shared her maple syrup-covered pancakes with Dino, giggling as she explained what a microwave was. "See? It heats food like magic!" she demonstrated, while Dino watched in fascination. Later that morning, they visited the community garden. Some neighborhood children gasped and hid behind trees when they saw the towering purple dinosaur. But Anja showed them how gentle Dino could be. "Watch this!" she called out. Dino stretched his long neck over the vegetable patches, carefully sprinkling water from a bucket like a living watering can. His melodious humming filled the garden, and slowly, the children emerged from their hiding spots, their fear turning to wonder as they watched the gentle giant tend to the growing plants.

One bright morning, Anja found something glittering in Dino's favorite flower patch - a golden timepiece covered in mysterious symbols. As she picked it up, it began to glow, and Dino's eyes filled with recognition and sadness. "My family needs me," he hummed softly, explaining that the timepiece was calling him back to his own time. Anja's heart felt heavy, but she understood that even the best of friends sometimes must part. The next few days felt strange without Dino's gentle face at her window. Her dinosaur drawings seemed to watch her with quiet understanding as she missed her purple friend. But then, something magical happened - the timepiece began to sparkle again, revealing its true power. Once every year, when the moon was full and bright, it could create a bridge between times. Following its golden light, Anja found herself in a lush prehistoric world, where massive ferns swayed and colorful flowers bloomed larger than houses. There, among his family of gentle dinosaurs, stood Dino, his scales gleaming as brightly as ever. Their joyful reunion proved what they had known all along - true friendship knows no boundaries, not even time itself.