A Trip to the Moon
月球之旅
Girls in red jumpsuits, boys in blue
we waved goodbye to our parents
our spaceship was a big white airplane
but it also looked like a submarine
we were told to bring snacks and books
and that we would not need umbrellas
Xiaoming brought instant noodles
Minmin brought zongzi and pears
My mother had given me mooncakes
a gift for Chang’e and Jade Rabbit
we left our seats and floated up to the ceiling
trying to play ping pong in zero gravity
during naptime Chunwei forgot to fasten his seatbelt
we laughed as he floated above us asleep
it was a high-speed spaceship
in only a few hours we were there
Chang’e welcomed us to her palace
we ate dumplings and drank chrysanthemum tea
then we watched Houyi the Archer
shoot arrows at Jupiter’s Big Red Eye
in the evening we watched a movie
about spacecars racing on Saturn’s rings
the handsome man who won the race
married the beautiful Queen of Saturn
in the morning Jade Rabbit
taught us moon-style Tai Chi
we thanked Chang’e and said goodbye
returned home to our worried parents.