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- Herausgeber: Paolo Mascherpa
- Kategorie: Für Kinder und Jugendliche
- Sprache: Englisch
- Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2024
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Paolo MascherpaCecilia Di Giulio
The Incredible Adventures of Sir Cutlet, Knight
Book IIIMoon Mission and Other Stories
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The Incredible Adventures of Sir Cutlet, Knight - Moon Mission and Other StoriesBook IIIWritten by Paolo Mascherpa – Illustrated by Cecilia Di GiulioeBook by ePUBoo.com© 2024 - All rights reserved to the Author
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, institutions, places and incidents are the product of the author's imagination and are not to be considered real.
Any resemblance to actual or fictional persons, events, situations, organizations, or facts, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
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THE TRUE STORY OF THE MOON
One spring day, the children of Hollow Stone Elementary School went on a school trip. Their teachers took them to visit the ancient castle with its pointed bricks nestled in the large park of red oaks. After a guided tour of the secret rooms, the towers, and the massive walls decorated with those unusual bricks, they gathered in the park for lunch.
The grown-ups, that is, the adults, lit a small fire inside a ring of stones, while the children set up the picnic tables. As soon as the grill began sizzling, fish, meat, and cheese were toasted, and the delicious smell wafted through the forest and beyond.
If they had grilled something else, perhaps Spyke wouldn’t have noticed, but since it was provolone, the scent carried far and wide. Even though he was a great distance from the fire, Spyke bolted towards the mouthwatering aroma of grilled prov-woof like a dog on a mission.
The knight, who hadn’t smelled a thing, shouted after his little dog, who was already far ahead.
“Spyke! Where are you going?”
Getting no response, he turned his bike around and began pedalling hard, following the trail of his runaway companion.
By the time Sir Cutlet arrived at the school’s picnic site, Spyke had already made friends with the children and was happily munching on a slice of grilled prov-woof. The kids had tried offering him a fish, but Spyke backed away, wagging his tail. The same thing happened when they offered him a steak. But as soon as they presented him with what he wanted, Spyke barked excitedly.
“Arf, woof!” he said, hopping and nodding his head and flapping his ears enthusiastically.
“Hello, Sir Cutlet!” shouted the children, who were well acquainted with the peculiar character wearing a silver armour, riding a bike, and carrying his magic box.
“Good morning, kids! Enjoy your meal. Thanks for feeding that glutton, Spyke,” said Sir Cutlet.
“Oh, it’s nothing. Would you like something to eat too?” asked Alice, a pretty girl with red hair and a face full of freckles.
“Yes, thank you. But more than anything, I’m thirsty! The little rascal made me pedal like crazy.”
Sir Cutlet and Spyke spent a few cheerful hours eating, laughing, and playing dodgeball with the kids and the teachers. Just as they were about to say goodbye, Lollo, Alice’s best friend, spoke up.
“Sir Cutlet, tell us a story, please!”
“Hmm, but shouldn’t you head back to Hollow Stone?” replied the Knight, scratching his head.
“Come on, Sir Cutlet! Tell us a great story!” insisted Chico, a little boy built like a pocket-sized strongman.
“All right, if your teachers agree,” said Sir Cutlet.
Once permission was granted, Sir Cutlet invited the group—about forty kids, all dressed in bright shirts, shorts, and sandals—to sit in a large circle in a forest clearing. He settled between Lollo and Chico, while Spyke curled up in the middle for a nap.
“Kids,” Sir Cutlet began, “today, I will tell you the story of the Moon. Or rather, two stories about the Moon: one is the one the scientists tell, which is taught in school and read about in textbooks. The second is a secret story. But I’ll start with the scientists’ version…
“A long, long time ago—billions of years ago, in fact—there was the Earth. But it wasn’t as we know it today. It was a wild, ancient planet, full of volcanoes and completely lifeless, just revolving around the Sun and wandering across space. One day—or maybe one night—another planet appeared, smaller than Earth. Its name was Theia, and it too was wandering through space. Unfortunately, the paths of these two planets—their trajectories—crossed at just the wrong moment. And when they did, BOOM! They collided. Imagine that! It was a huge collision!”
“Was it like when you hit a tree with your armour on?” Alice piped up with a giggle.
“More. Much more.”
“Like a cart crashing against a train?” Luke suggested.
“More. Much more.”
“Like a mountain colliding with the sea?” Clara chimed in.
