■ 6 They don't believe me

Where was my spacesuit？

Eee-Eee found it up in a tree where another squirrel was living in it． Eee-Eee told the squirrel to get out of my spacesuit．

I was happy to wear the spacesuit． Hoo-Woo took me to the door where I first came in．

Hoo-Woo made his noise： 'Hoo-woo！ 'as I opened the door． He was sad that I was going．

I said， 'I'm coming back， 'and I went out to my spaceship．

I got in and said， 'Take me home． '

The stars changed suddenly． I saw my world in space， all green and beautiful． A few minutes later the spaceship landed and I was home．

My father ran from the house shouting， 'Hummy！ '

I kissed my father．

My mother was angry with me． 'I didn't know if you were dead or alive！ 'she cried． 'It's been a week！ '

A week！ It felt like months to me．

'I've got some very exciting news for you， 'I said．

'OK， 'my mother said． 'Let's sit in the theat and talk there． Oh yes， 'she said to my father， 'why don't you go to the house and bring us something to drink？ '

Strange． Robots usually bring the drinks． But I just thought my mother wanted to be specially nice to me．

I told my mother what had happened． When my father came with drinks， I told my story anain．

Telling my story， I looked at the green fields of wheat moving in the wind． The wheat went on for thousands of miles， looking just the same everywhere．

How different it was in the Star Zoo！ Every time you turned your head， you saw something new． That had frightened me at first but now I thought the Star Zoo was wonderful．

I explained that feeling to my parents．

'Yes， yes， Hummy， 'my mother said， looking quickly at my father．

I saw a spaceship land near the house． 'Who's coming？ 'I asked．

My mother and father looked at each other． Then I knew．

'It's Buff， isn't it？ 'I said． 'You called him when you were getting the drinks！ 'I said to my father． I was really angry． 'How could you？ Wait！ You don't believe me， do you？ '

'Your head is full of dreams， Hummy， 'my father said． 'You must be married to Buff， but only for a year． Then you can get married to someone you like． '

I jumped up． 'I hate you！ Why did I come back？ Why didn't I go straight to the Star Council？ '

Buff walked up to us． 'Hello again， Kate， 'he said． 'I still remember the first name you told me． '

I had an idea． 'Listen to what happened to me， 'I said， and Itold my story a third time．

Buff laughed． ' What a story！ You can tell me stories like that every night． '

'So you don't believe me？ 'I smiled．

He just laughed．

'OK， Buff， 'I said． 'Come with me． I'll show you the Star Zoo． If it's only a story， I'll marry you． I'll even get married for five years if you want． OK？ '

'Why not？ 'Buff said． 'I'll bring a robot to see what's really there． Robots never lie． '

Buff borrowed one of our family robots and we took off． My father watched us go with a worried face．

It was black in the empty space far between stars and we couldn't see anything． Buff was surprised when we landed onthe Star Zoo．

We put on spacesuits and went out． Buff looked at the door， very surprised． We went in．

After we went through the second door， Buff stood without moving and he looked at the trees and didn't say anything． The robot closed the door behind us．

Hoo－ Woo ran out of the trees to meet me． I was happy to see him and happy to be back in the Star Zoo again． I wasn't afraid at all．

I looked round at Buff and my heart stopped． Buff's face was full of hate and he was holding a laser gun． The gun was pointing at Hoo－ Woo．

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