The Moon Landing

One day two boys were talking.
Their names were Armstrong and Buzz.
They were arguing about the moon
And this is what the argument was
 
"I think the moon is a great big head
With a smiley face" said Armstrong.
But Buzz said "Everybody knows
The moon's made of cheese, you're wrong!"
 
They argued for hours, Buzz said "I'm right!"
But Armstrong said "No, I am!"
Eventually they decided to go
And ask their Uncle Sam.
 
So uncle Sam listened
To the two boys argue and shout,
And he said "There's only one way,
You must go to the moon and find out!"
 
Sam (and his dog, Nasser)
Really wanted to know,
So they built the boys a rocket
And called it Apollo.
 
The boys climbed into the rocket
And Nasser turned on the ignition.
"Three, two, one,...blast-off!"
They were off on their lunar mission.
 
Up they went into the sky
They went higher, and higher, and soon
They'd left the earth far behind
And landed on the moon.
 
The boys got out of the rocket,
The stairs were very steep.
A small step for a man
But for boys, a giant leap.
 
Once on the moon they discovered
It was a cold, rocky place.
It was not made from cheese
And there was no giant face.
 
"Well" said Buzz, disappointed,
"This is not a nice place at all.
I wish there was a cinema,
Or a park, or a shopping mall."
 
They had a quick look round,
And took some photos too.
Armstrong put up a flag,
Then they ran out of things to do.
 
"Let's get out of here" said Buzz
And Armstrong did agree.
They got into the rocket
And turned the ignition key.
 
The rocket took them back to Earth
Just like an aeroplane.
The moon landing had been different
But they were glad to be home again.


Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong were the first men on the moon. Their ship was Apollo 11, built by NASA. The moon landing was in 1969.

For more information, visit the Apollo program timeline at timeline-help.com


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