My name is Jack
And soon you will see
Amazing adventures
That happened to me
I’ve written them down
Here for you to view
And maybe some day
It’ll happen to you!
I was out in my garden
Riding round on my bike
But the ground was too bumpy
Not flat, how I like
When up in the sky
Was a big orange light
Coming down down towards me
An amazing sight!
I moved out of the way
As the object got near
The roaring of engines
was all I could hear
It set down beside me
Like a gigantic beast
Then it switched off the engines
And the dreadful noise ceased
The door slowly opened
And from it poured steam
And then the steam cleared
Could this all be a dream?
Then out of the doorway
Walked an alien being
I stood very still
Not sure what I was seeing
It had a big head
A small mouth and small nose
It had two enormous eyes
And only four toes
It was the same height as me
And its skin was pale green
It had two arms and two legs
And its body was lean
Its fingers were long
Each one like a twig
It didn’t seem scary
But those eyes were so big
I couldn’t help staring
I know it was rude
But I wasn’t used to meeting
Such an unusual dude
He said “Greetings Earthling
I come here from Mars
I have travelled afar
Between planets and stars
My teachers have sent me
Please do not object
I need to get specimens
For my science project
I promise I won’t hurt you
It’s only for school
But a human from Earth
Would look really cool
Would you mind if I took you
Back with me to Mars?
My teacher will be so pleased
He’ll give me top marks.”
I looked at him, blinking
Could this really be true
An alien wanted me
What should I do?
Should I run away quickly
Or should I stay here
Perhaps I should stay
And show him no fear
So I plucked up my courage
And tried to explain
If I went off to Mars
My Mum would complain
They would not understand
They would worry you see
Because they won’t know
What has happened to me
“Oh please say you’ll come
You won’t be gone long
Your parents will not even
Notice you’re gone
I’ll have you back here
Before you can say ‘boo’
And no one will know
What you have been up to.”
‘Why not?’ I thought
It sounded dead cool
And it was the weekend
So I wouldn’t miss school
The alien smiled
His eyes shining wide
With a reassuring nod
He beckoned me inside…
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