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THE ADVENTURE TO THE HALF MOON (THE ARRIVAL)
Author: Olowoyo David
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        The astronauts descended on the celestial body, the moon, with parachutes. The astronauts arrived on the moon in the daytime.

        “Wow! The moon has soil too,” Sarah said with surprise.

        “Yeah, but it has a pungent smell and the aroma is similar to wet ash,” Alfred said, and the astronauts sat on the snow-like soil.

        “I guess we are hungry now?” Sarah said.

        “Yes, we are,” Brown said.

            Sarah brought out some dehydrated food and everyone ate. They slept off afterwards.

        “Hi, everyone! It’s time to wake up,” Alfred said.

        “Is it day already?” Smith said sleepily.

        “Do you think we are on planet Earth? We are still in the day here, which is about 168 hours; so, we have long hours to go before the night sets in,” Alfred said.

        “You mean 168 hours for just a day?” Raphael said, surprised.

        “Yes, I read that in a documentary,” Alfred said.

        “I think we have to move on,” Alfred said.

        “Yes, boss,” the other astronauts said.

        “No one should remove his or her water tank. You know the tanks are our source of breathing because the atmosphere of the moon is a vacuum; it has no oxygen, it has no carbon and sundries,” Alfred said.

        “Alright, boss,” the other astronauts said.

            Soon, the astronauts got to the water bodies and stood still in bewilderment. There was a great resemblance between the Earth’s water bodies and the moon’s water bodies.

        “The moon has water bodies too! This place looks like the earth,” Sarah said.

        “You are right, Sarah, but living organisms cannot survive in these water bodies because they lack oxygen and carbon,” Raphael said.

        “Really?” Sarah said.

        “Yeah! Raphael is right. Besides, the moon has only little water bodies when compared with the earth. The water bodies of the moon are just about 30% while the water bodies of the earth are about 70%,” Smith said.

        “Scholars!! Who told you all this?” Alfred said, without referring to anyone particularly.

        “I read from a documentary,” Smith said.

        “You read documentaries too?” Alfred said with surprise.

        “Yes, I do,” Smith said.

        “Wow!! That’s thrilling! Guys, let’s move on, we still have a long way to go,” Alfred said.

        “You are right, boss,” the astronauts said and clambered on.

            The astronauts had sauntered for about 14 hours and were very tired; they sat down on the soil.

        “The adventure is getting harder; I didn’t imagine the half moon was this far,” Brown said.

        “C’mon, Brown; you are a man and needs to forebear. Besides, we are not stagnant,” Alfred said with a frown.

        “I am sorry, boss; it’s just that I am really tired, famished and thirsty,” Brown said.

        “Sorry guys; do we still have food left?” Alfred said.

        “Yes, we have,” Sarah said and brought out some dehydrated food.

        “You can share the food while I get a little water from the water bodies,” Alfred said and walked away.

            However, the astronauts ate the dehydrated food and slept off. Soon, some sounds were emanating from a part of the moon. The sounds were so intense that the astronauts woke up.

        “Hello, everyone! Wake up!” Alfred said.

        “Where are those sounds coming from?!” Sarah said with fright.

        “I read the moon is a vacuum; very quiet. What could this sound be?” Raphael said.

        “I am also surprised here, guys. I think we have to go closer to where the sounds are coming from,” Alfred said.

        “I think it is from the right direction,” Brown said.

        “Yeah, you are right; let’s go,” Alfred said, and the astronauts walked in the right direction.

        “Oh my God!!” there is an island over there!” Sarah said.

        “This is strange!” Alfred said, and the astronauts moved closer to the island.

            However, the astronauts stood on the island and they could clearly see the water storms where the sounds were coming from.

        “I am shocked!” Raphael said.

        “We are all shocked; I haven’t read anything related to this,” Alfred said.

        “Look at how terrifying the water storms are here. There is no discrepancy between the earth’s water storm and the moon’s water storm,” Sarah said convincingly.

        “You are right,” Smith said.

        “So, can we say the moon is another earth or planet,” Brown said.

        “I don’t accede to that. The moon is only a celestial body and nothing more,” Alfred said.

        “I think we should call the moon a disguised earth,” Sarah said, and everyone laughed.

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