The story of the Bandit’s daughter begins like this:

Eloise came dashing around the corner with flying hair and red cheeks. Ellis stood in his yard, waiting, Luna his little black and white dog by his feet.

“Look what I have!” Eloise held a glass jar with a lid into Ellis’s face.

“what is it?” Ellis crinkled his nose.

“Lightning bugs!” Eloise answered excitedly. “They will help us see in the dark!”