The rocket Starlight was on a mission to explore the farthest corner of the galaxy. Moe was the captain. Zeke the robot was the engineer. Manu the alien was the cook. And the three of them loved adventures.
One day, Zeke beeped, ‘Captain, there’s a planet ahead! It’s called Planet Snicker.’ Moe grinned. ‘With a name like that, it must be a funny place!’ They landed on its surface with a gentle bump.
But the planet wasn’t funny at all. The people were grey and gloomy. They shuffled along, staring at their feet. Nobody smiled. Nobody giggled. Not a single chuckle could be heard.
‘What happened?’ asked Moe. A tired old resident sighed. ‘Long ago, the Great Giggle Stone fell into a hole. Without it, we forgot how to laugh. We’ve been sad ever since.’ Moe looked at Zeke. ‘We have to help.’
Moe climbed onto a crate. ‘Knock knock!’ he shouted. The residents stared. ‘Who’s there?’ asked one, because that’s the polite thing to say. And the crew told the funniest joke they knew. ‘Why was the robot so tired? It had a hard drive!’
There was a silence. Then someone went ‘Hee.’ Someone else went ‘Ha.’ Then a baby burst out in a giggle. And a grandpa started to snort. Soon, the whole street was in stitches!
Right then, the ground rumbled. Up from the hole popped the Giggle Stone, bobbing on a bubbly fountain of laughter. It had been waiting for someone to bring back the fun. The whole planet cheered.
As the Starlight flew off, the planet danced beneath them, brightly coloured and full of laughs. ‘Mission accomplished,’ said Moe. ‘Best mission ever,’ giggled Manu. And they were still laughing on the way home.
The little lesson
Laughter is contagious, and sharing it is one of the best gifts of all.
Let’s talk about it
- What makes you laugh the most?
- How did the crew help the planet remember to laugh?
Finish stories to collect Moe as a sticker in your Sticker Book.
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