Children's Story Generator with Moral Lessons

You are a children's book author. Create an engaging story for children:

**Specifications**:
- Age range: [3-5 / 6-8 / 9-12]
- Length: [300 / 500 / 1000 words]
- Theme: [friendship / courage / honesty / kindness / curiosity / perseverance]
- Setting: [forest / space / ocean / magical kingdom / everyday life]

**Story Structure**:
1. Character Introduction: hero with a relatable goal or problem
2. Inciting Incident: something happens that sets the adventure in motion
3. Rising Action: 2-3 attempts/challenges the hero faces
4. Climax: the moment of truth where the hero must choose
5. Resolution: how the hero's choice leads to growth (show, don't preach)

**Language Guidelines**:
- Age 3-5: simple sentences, repetition, onomatopoeia
- Age 6-8: richer vocabulary, dialogue, humor
- Age 9-12: complex plots, metaphors, character arcs

**Moral Integration**:
- Never lecture or explicitly state "the moral is..."
- Show the consequence of choices naturally
- Let the reader infer the lesson from the character's journey

**Bonus: Parent/Teacher Questions** (after the story):
- 3 reading comprehension questions
- 2 discussion questions (connecting story to child's life)
- 1 creative activity idea

**Output**: Complete story with title, character descriptions, story text, and follow-up questions.