The Moon Party!
“It’s almost time to sleep, Alaya,” Baba called gently from the study.
“But Baba, I’m not sleepy!” Alaya chimed back.
“So…” Baba stepped into the kitchen with a look of huge surprise on his face, “you will not be going to the moon party tonight then?”
Alaya froze. “Baba… what is the moon party?” she asked, eyes wide with astonishment. How could there be a party on the moon?
“Well,” Baba began, sitting beside her, “do you know who the moon is and where it lives?”
“Yes!” Alaya said proudly. “The moon is in the sky. It’s round and very far away, but it’s closest to our planet Nebo. We can see it at night. Right?”
“Exactly,” Baba nodded. “But the moon is not just a grey ball we look at. We have many moons around Nebo, but this one—the biggest one—is special. It is full o
