Students in Space

Greg and Ann are brother and sister.  They are sitting at their desks at school.  Greg and Ann are good students.  They like to ask questions.  "How does the moon fly?"  they ask their teacher.  "How do fireflies make fire?" Every day they ask so many questions.  Where, who, why, what, and how.  Questions, questions, all day long. (p.2)

Greg and Ann are at home.  They are in the living room with their parents.  Mother is reading a book and father is watching TV.  "Why does an elephant have a long nose?"  "Why do bats sleep upside down?  "Ask your father," says mother.  "Ask your mother," says father. Where, who, why, what, and how.  They ask so many questions. (p.4)

Their mother and father cannot answer all their questions. "Let's go look for fireflies," says Greg.  They walk out into the yard.  It's night-time and it is dark outside.  Greg has a flashlight.  Ann follows Greg into the yard.  "Wow!  What are those lights?"  "They are fireflies," says Greg.  "Look at that big one!" say Ann.  One light is bigger than the others.  Is it a very big firefly? (p.6)

The light comes closer and closer.  "It looks like a triangle," says Ann.  "No, it's a circle," says Greg.  "It's getting bigger and bigger."  "It's not a firefly!  What is it?"  "It's a spaceship!"  Greg and Ann point to the light in the night sky.  What is it?  Is it really a spaceship?  They have many questions to ask. (p.8)

The light is very close now.  Greg and Ann can see the spaceship.  A light shines on the children.  "Oh no!" says Greg.  "What's happening?"  "Why are we flying?" asks Ann.  They are flying up to the spaceship.  "Help me!" says Greg.  "Help me!" says Greg.  "Help me, too! says Ann.  Up goes Greg.  Up goes his sister.  What's happening?  Where are they going?  Why?  How? (p.10)

Ann and Greg are in the spaceship.  They see two scary looking aliens.  They have so many questions they want to ask.  "Who are you?" asks Ann.  "We are Zorgans."  "Where are you from?" asks Greg.  "We are from the planet Zorga."  "Where are we?" asks Ann. Questions, and more questions.  They ask so many questions. (p.12)

The aliens are scary.  They're looking at Ann and Greg.  They want to study them.  They're planning what they want to do.  "Why are you taking us?" asks Ann.  "We want to..."  "What do you want to do with us?" asks Greg.  "We want to..."  "When can we go home?"  The children ask so many questions, and the aliens don't have time to answer them. (p.14)

Greg and Ann are not afraid of the scary aliens.  They just want to ask more questions.  "Where are we going?" asks Ann.  "We're going to..."  "How many Zorgans are there?" asks Greg.  "There are..."  "How's the weather in Zorga?"  The aliens cannot finish their answers, because Greg and Ann don't stop asking questions. (p.16)

Greg and Ann look around the spaceship.  It is full of interesting things to look at.  Greg runs to the window.  "Wow!  What's this?" asks Greg.  "It's a..."  "What are these?" asks Ann.  She pushes all the buttons.  "They're..."  "What's that over there?" asks Greg.  Ask, ask, ask!  They don't stop asking questions.  The aliens don't know what to do. (p.18)

The children grab the alien's guns.  "Are these laser guns?" asks Greg.  "Yes..."  "Do you ever use them?" asks Ann.  "Can we try them?"  "No.  Don't touch that!"  says the alien.  Too late.  Ann shoots off a laser.  Watch out! (p.20)

The aliens cannot stop the children.  They drive their spaceship back to planet Earth, and take the children home.  "These children ask too many questions." says the aliens.  They drop Greg and Ann back into their yard.  "Let's go home."  The aliens want to go back to Zorga now.  "Hey!" shouts Greg.  "Come back!"  He wants to ask the aliens more questions.  But Ann is very happy to be home.  "You see," says Ann.  "It is good to ask questions. (p.22)