Show heiby mary graham banner THE ONLY MOON 1 I would never have to wear spec said mr moon ani quite bright enough without them and I 1 can see the whole world so you see I 1 would never need them youre right were sure B ild the stars ing brightly 1 I alm 11 tell you P fa mr moon beautiful i n which iou cin see down in the na ter Is tint a portrait aslica the 1 shall tell you stars said mr moon certainly said mr moon but first he went on I 1 must tell you what a portrait Is low a por trait Is a picture a likeness of a per son but youre not a person mr moon said the stars no so but im the moon and that s far finer not every one la the moon there Is just one moon ha ha hat there are plenty of people plenty of children plenty of animals theres no honor in being a per ton not the least scrap of lionor As for being the moon well if you think of a higher honor id like to enow it so why cant I 1 have a portrait as well as a person there Is no reason why yon can t said the little stars they felt that they were being rather stupid and maybe in need of schooling in spite of their brightness but they knew there was no school in the sky unless mr moon should become a professor and as he had eald he did not need to wear spec tables their idea of a professor was some one jhc wore spectacles the portrait Is down n the water you say asked one of the stars so as to appear bright lust what I 1 answered mr moon v and why dont you have it up in the shy in your home asked another star said mr moon I 1 m too famous to keep my portrait in my home 1 I m like a noble important crea ture whose portrait they would put ina gallery for thousands and thousands to gaze upon that a why my portrait Is in the water here I 1 am up in the sky and my portrait Is down below they can look at both those peo pie they have a great treat yes said another star that Is so I 1 but don t they call that thing that Is down in the water n ie heard it called that by some people I 1 m sure or else the cloud fairies have told me that some people answered air moon slowly are apt to eay anything mats why you t pay atte alon to them ow I 1 say something there Is all the difference in the world between anything and something of course said the stars they are two different words and acin dlf ferent things that follow said mr moon some words are different and mean the same oh dear how plainly 1 see that you are all very much in need of a schooling they all looked down at I 1 he benec alon of the moon in the water below and then they looked at mr moon whether that Is a reflection or the portrait said one of the stars it bools very much like you mr moon it certainly does of course it does said mr moon that a because I 1 always go to the best photos ropher to whom dc you go asked alie first star of the evening the water Is my photographer said mr moon and we bloos arrange oi a por about my beau trait on a clear alful portrait night lie hag taken me round as I 1 am now and hen I 1 am in my arlous shapes he takes me in various ways it la something orth to be the photographer of the moon the only moon in alie world yes think of that little stars I 1 am the only only moon ft |