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5
、科密特船长与紫色星球
Captain Comet AND THE Purple Planet
1
Spanner is
bored
It
was
a
quiet
morning
at
Stardust
Space
n
Stella
was
checking
the
space shuttle.
Captain Comet was watering the plants
and Spanner the robot was bored.
‘
Can
I sit at the control
desk?
’
he asked.
‘
All
right,
’
said Captain
Comet,
‘
But
don
’
t touch anything and
don
’
t press that red
button.
’
Spanner sat down at the desk and looked
at all the buttons.
There were buttons
to open all the space station doors and buttons to
turn on all
the lights.
There was even a button to flush all
the toilets!
There was also a big red b
utton,labelled
‘
Gravity
’
.
Spanner was not sure
what
‘
Gravity
’
was.
‘
I
’
ll
press it very quickly
,’
said
Spanner,
‘
to see what it
does.
’
He pressed
the red button.
Captain Comet was
watering the plants when he had a strange feeling.
He was floating above the floor!The
plant pots were all floating,too.
He
guessed what had happened.
‘
Spanner!he shouted
,
‘
I told you not to touch
that red button!
’
Spanner saw that gravity was what made
things stay on the floor.
There was no
gravity in space,so the space station made its
own..
Spanner pressed the red button to
make the gravity come back on again-and all
the pot plants fell to the floor.
Comet fell to the floor beside them.
‘
SPANNER!
’
Comet groaned.
2
It must be a
plant
Spanner was cleaning
up the mess for the rest of the morning.
When
he
turned
the
cleaner
off,everyone
heard
a
beeping
noise
was
coming
from the space scanner.
Everyone
stopped what they were doing and came to look.
‘
The scanner has found
something,
’
said Comet.
He pointed to a flashing dot that was
moving across the scanner screen.
‘
I wonder what it is
?
’
said Captain Stella.
‘
Is
it
an
asteroid?
’
asked
Spanner.
‘
An
asteroid
is
a
lump
of
rock
that
floats
in
space.
’
‘
I know
that!
’
said Captain
Comet.
‘
Anyway
,it
’
s too big to be an
asteroid,
’
‘
Then it must be a
planet,
’
Spanner said.
‘
Where has it come
from?
’
asked
Comet,
’
And why is it moving
so fast?
’
‘
You
’
d
better go and have a
look,
’
said Captain Stella.
Comet and Spanner set off in the space
shuttle to look for the new r
was very
excited.
‘
I
’
ve
never found a new planet
before,
’
he said
.
‘
What shall we call it
?
’
‘
Let
’
s
find it first ,
’
said Comet.
But Spanner
wasn
’
t listening.
‘
I
’
m going to
call it Planet Spanner,
’
he
said.
Spanner made a humming noise and
a flag came out of a slot in his chest.
‘
What are you
doing?
’
asked Comet.
‘
I
’
ve
made a flag to put on Planet everyone will know
that we were
the first to find
it,
’
Spanner explained.
He showed Comet the was bright red
with two spanners on it.
Comet had to
smile.
‘
Very
nice,
’
he said.
3
On
the Purple Planet
The planet looked
very was purple and covered in huge spikes.
Comet landed the shuttle carefully on
the planet.
Then he got out to have a
look around.
Spanner stayed in the
shuttle,making a flagpole for his flag.
Spanner found a metal rod.
He fastened the flag to one end of the
rod and put the other end into a hole in his
chest.
There
was
a
noise
like
an
electric
pencil
he
took
the
rod
out
again,it had a nice
sharp point.
Comet was looking at one
of the giant purple felt soft and warm.
‘
That
’
s very
odd,
’
thought
Comet.
‘
This spike feels like
it
’
s
alive.
’
Just
then
Spanner
arrived
with
his
new
flagpole.
‘
I
name
this
planet-
Planet
Spanner!
’
he said
proudly.
‘
NO!STOP!
’
Comet yelled.
But before
Comet could stop him,Spanner hammered the sharp
flagpole into the
ground.
There was a huge roar.
‘
What was
that?
’
asked Spanner.
‘
Quick,back to the
shuttle!
’
shouted Comet,as
the ground began to shake.
They
strapped themselves into their seats and Comet
blasted off.
Spanner looked at the
planet
’
s surface was
spinning around.
Then the opening of a
big,dark cave came into view.
Around
the outside of the opening were large,jagged
rocks.
‘
Look!
’
said Spanner.
‘
They
’
re like giant
teeth!
’
Comet
stared at the screen.
‘
That<
/p>
’
s because they ARE giant
teeth!
’
he said ,as two
huge,angry eyes came into
view.
‘
It
’
s
not a planet
…’
said Comet,
’…
It
’
s a
SPACE MONSTER!
’
gasped
Spanner.
4
Space Chase
‘
Why is it so angry with us
?
’
cried Spanner.
‘
You
’
ve just
hammered a big sharp flagpole into its
backside,’
explained Captain
Comet.
The
huge
teeth
snapped
shut
behind
them.
‘
It
wants
to
eat
us!
’
wailed
Spanner.
’
We
’
ve got to get
away!
’
‘
That
’
s what
I
’
m trying to do
!
’
said
Comet.
’
But
it
’
s too
fast!
’
Comet
fired the shuttle
’
s he
tried to make a sharp turn,as the monster
zoomed towards them..
‘
What are we going to do
?
’
cried Spanner.
Just
then,Captain
Stella
’
s
face
appeared
on
the
had
been
watching
them on the space scanner.
Captain Comet tried to make another
sharp space monster was getting
closer
and closer.
‘
Are you all
right
？
’
Captain
Stella asked.
’
What
’
s going on?
’
‘
WE
’
RE
GOING
TO
BE
EATEN!
’
wailed
Spanner,
’
BY
A
PRICKLY
PURPLE
SPACE MONSTER THE SIZE OF A
PLANET!
’
‘
Apart from that,everything
‘
s
fine,
’
said Comet,making the
shuttle dive to dodge
the giant teeth.
‘
Can I help
?
’
asked Captain Stella.
‘
No,
’
said
Comet,
‘
You
’
re too far away.
Is
there anyone closer
？’
Stella looked at the space map and
shook her head.
‘
No,there
are no space stations or planets-only
asteroids,
’
she said.
‘
Asteroids!
’
C
omet said.
‘
Tell me where
they are .I
’
ve got an
idea!
’
5
Into the Asteroids
The space
shuttle zoomed towards the asteroids.
Spanner and Comet had never been so
close to the asteroids before.
Some of
the asteroids were as big as office blocks.
‘
What
are
you
doing?
’
cried
Spanner,
as
Comet
flew
through
a
narrow
gap
between two giant
asteroids,
‘
If you hit one of
them at this speed, we
’
ll be
smashed to
bits!
’
‘
It
’
s
the only way to get away from the
monster,
’
explained
Comet.
‘
The gaps are
so narrow,
it
can’
t follow us
.
’
Comet was
space monster stopped chasing them. Then it flew
up to an
asteroid-and took a big bite
out of it .
Comet
and
Spanner
watched
as
the
monster
chomped
its
way
happily
through
two or three asteroids.
‘
It eats
asteroids!
’
Spanner said.
‘
I
’
m
glad it didn
’
t eat
US!
’
Comet smiled.
‘
We
didn
’
t find a new planet
after all,
’
grumbled
Spanner,on the way back to the
space
station.
‘
No,
’
said Comet.
’
But we
did find a new kind of space
monster.
’
‘
That
’
s
true,
’
said
Spanner.
’
But
how will anyone know that we were the
first
to
find it
?
’
Captain Comet
took one last look at the purple monster ane
smiled.
‘
Oh,they
’
ll
know.
After
all
,
it
does
have
YOUR
FLAG
sticking
out
of
its
bottom!
’
he said.
6
丛林短裤
Jungle Shorts
1
It
was Friday afternoon. Class 3 had put on their
coats and were waiting in a line to go
home. Lenny was at the back because the
zip on his anorak had stuck. He was so busy
with the zip that he nearly missed what
Mr Cox the teacher said.
‘
Here
’
s a letter for
you all,
’
said Mr Cox .
’
Don
’
t lose
it and don
’
t forget to give
it to your parents.
There
’
s good news
insides.
’
Lenny
wanted
to
know
what
the
good
news
was.
He
rushed
across
the
playground to meet his
mum.
‘
Quick!Open this
letter,
’
he said.
‘
Mr Cox says
there
’
s good news
inside.
’
‘
Say hello to me
first!
’
laughed his mum, but
she opened the letter .She read it
and
told him ,
’
Class 3 is going
to have football lessons. Next week. The school
will
lend you some
boots.
’
‘
Wow!
’
sh
outed Lenny .
’
Real football
!I bet Iscore fifteen
goals
！
’
His mum put the letter in
her bag.
‘
What about a stripy shirt
and socks? Can I have a real football
strip?
’
begged
Lenny.
‘
Wait and
see,
’
said Mum.
At home Lenny
couldn
’
t get out of his
anorak and his mum had to help him.
‘
I
’
m
glad
you
didn
’
t
break
the
zip.
I
can
’
t
get
you
another
coat
until
next
month ,
’
she said.
‘
I
don
’
t
want
a
new
coat,
’
said
Lenny
,
’
But
can
I
have
a
real
football
strip?Please?
’
‘
Ask me after
tea,
’
said his mum.
They
had
pancakes
for
tea
with
jam
and
apple.
Pancakes
were
Lenny
’
s
favourite .But today he ate as fast as
he could .
He put down his knife and
fork with a clatter.
‘
You
promised to talk about football things after
tea,
’
he said.
Mum
took Mr Cox
’
s letter from
her bag .
‘
Each child will
need an old T-shirt and some
socks,
’
she read.
‘
No real football
things?
’
asked Lenny.
‘
I
’
m
sorry,no. Except for Cox wants you all to have
new shorts. We
’
ll
go to the market tomorrow to look for
some.
’
Lenny was
not happy but he knew his mum. She had made up her
mind and that
was
that .He
looked
at
his
photos
of
football
looked
great.’
I
bet
they
always had a proper
football strip,
’
he thought
.
’
I bet they
didn
’
t have to wear an old
T-shirt.
’
That night he lay awake thinking. He
was going to make sure
his mum bought
football wanted proper white football
shorts. Then he knew he could score
lots of goals.
2
After
breakfast the next day they set out to buy the new
shorts. The market was
two streets away
from where Lenny lived. On the way they saw Ted
and Shane from
Class 3. Ted and Shane
lived near Lenny .They were kicking a ball about
beside the
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