Space Fairy Tales
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– And so, the first planet from the Sun is the planet Mercury, the second is Venus, the third is Earth, the fourth is Mars, the fifth is Jupiter, the sixth planet is Saturn, the seventh is Uranus and the eighth is Neptune.
– Are these all the planets of the cosmos? – the Hare asked the Expert.
– No, of course, look out the window, do you see how many stars are shining? – Znaika explained— – There are countless of them! There are many planets among them, but they are located in other Galaxies, and we have now named only those that are in our Solar System, next to our planet.
– But, after all, there are also satellites of planets, they are also part of the Solar System, but we will not talk about them now. It will be difficult to remember everything at once. – added Steklyashkin.
– You see how interesting it is here, how much we have learned new and unknown for us. So I'm glad I got here! – said the Hare. And then, on the radio, they announced the launch for the ship and listed the names of everyone who would fly back to Earth. Among them, they did not forget to mention the Wolf and the Hare, so they were already flying back not hiding, but sitting proudly in chairs – after all, not everyone is given to visit space!
Stargazer and the starry sky
There was a Man who lived in a magnificent kingdom. He was one of the most educated subjects of this kingdom. From the very early morning until late at night, he was engaged in the exact science of mathematics.
Gradually, there was nothing left in this state that was not taken into account and not recalculated.
Now he knew the exact number of buildings in the kingdom, how many windows and doors in these houses, how many people lived in them, and also knew how many trees and flowers grow, how many squares, streets and animals.
And so, when everything was already counted and rewritten, he was left without his favorite thing. He even lost his appetite and sleep!
One night, when he couldn't sleep again, he went out on the balcony. His gaze was directed to the night sky … it was clear weather and the dark firmament was strewn with shining stars!
They were big and small, bright and not so bright. And then, as if an inner voice told him: "There are boundless starry expanses in front of you, you need to watch the stars and study them!"
He really liked this idea! "First, I will count them, then I will give each star its own name."
That's how he changed the profession of a mathematician to the profession of a stargazer. And as soon as a clear night came and the first stars appeared in the sky, our Astrologer climbed to the roof of the highest tower of the royal palace and from there conducted his observations of the stars.
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