Visit to the Moon

Rosalie climbs on the back of the owl, and the owl takes off with a “Whooff!” from its wings.

Rosalie says “Where are we going?” 

The owl answers, “You’ll see.” 

And up, up they went, as high as the sky would take them. 

Rosalie saw the round bright ball in front of her.   She said to the owl, “What is that?” 

The owl said, “We are going to see the “Man in the Moon.”

“Great,” said Rosalie.  “I have heard so much about him.”

The owl came to a screeching to a halt on the moon.  Rosalie was curious to know where the Man lived on the moon. 

They came to a strange hut.  The owl used his beak to knock on the door. 

Some strange animal opened the door. 

Rosalie said, “We have come to see the Man in the Moon.”

“What!” Said the strange animal.  “What!”

“The man in the moon!!!” The owl said loudly,

“Humph,” said the animal. “I don’t know who you are talking about.  Come this way, and you can speak to the leader.”

Rosalie and the owl followed the animal into a strange area, which they had to bend down very low, and crawl on their stomachs to get to where the animal was taking them.  

The animal scratched at a door which opened with a “Whish.” 

A voice came shouting through.  “Who’s there? Don’t you know it is night and I am so busy?”

Rosalie said, “We’ve come to see the Man in the Moon?”

The voice answered, “What Man in the Moon?  There is no Man in the Moon. Only me. I’m a Lady in the Moon. Where did you get the Man in the Moon? Can’t you see I’m a lady? I have been a Lady in the Moon—all my life.” 

Rosalie was taken aback.  She did not know what to say. 

The owl spoke, “We are surprised.  We come from the earth, and when we look up to the sky at night, we see the picture of a Man in the Moon.  Why is that?”

The woman laughed and said, “That is not a compliment to me, as a woman.  I am thoroughly surprised that the people on Earth see a Man in the Moon.”

All of a sudden, they heard a grumpy old voice and from the side came a man – an old, old man. 

“That’s him!!  That’s him,” said Rosalie.  “That’s the Man in the Moon.”

The Lady said, “That is my grandpa. I have taken care of him after my grandma died many, many years ago.  He wonders around the moon, and explores everything around.  That keeps him happy and busy.  I did not realize he was looking down at the Earth so many people thought he was the key person on the moon.  What a wonderful gift he has given the world.  Be assured, he is a wonderful grandpa and he has done his best to keep the moon very organized.  He is not totally in charge.  I am.  But I am pleased to give him the acknowledgement of being the Man in the Moon. But it is I, who takes care of the moon, and the things around it.”

Rosalie laughed and said, “I can’t wait to tell all my friends on Earth that a woman is taking care of the moon.”