Adam's Sneak Peeks | The Starry Dress

So it is based on a story by the Brothers Grimm.

I also have taken inspiration from a wonderful book called Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe.

Once upon a time, there were two sisters, and no one could tell who was the more beautiful.

They were twins.

Their names were Astra and Stella, and both names mean...

Does anyone know what Astra means or S- Stella means? Yeah?

I think Stella's probably something to do with the stars.

Something to do with the stars.

You're exactly right.

It means star.

And Astra also means star.

So they were both, both of their name meant star, because when they were born, they were such perfect, beautiful little babies their parents thanked their lucky stars that they were born.

As they grew, Astra and Stella became more and more perfect.

Beautiful, yes, but also polite and kind and intelligent.

They were the pride and joy of the whole town where they lived.

It was a little poor town.

It was nestled deep in a forest, about a day and a night's journey from the capital city.

And they didn't have a whole lot to be proud of in this poor little town in the forest except for these two girls.

They really were a marvel, as perfect as the stars.

At least, that's what everyone thought.

But when the two girls were alone, their true selves came out.

Astra was seven minutes older than Stella, and that made Stella burn with jealousy.

No matter how pretty Stella was, no matter how polite, how intelligent, there was nothing she could do to change the fact that Astra was seven minutes older.

Now, Astra didn't really care that she was older, and she never lorded it over Stella, but...

Okay, you said it's only seven minutes, right? Does anyone, though, uh, empathize or understand how Stella might feel? Maybe little siblings here.