Tom Nunes

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Through the Looking Glass · Coffee Break Collection 026 - It's a Small World - Various · 23 Jul 2026 podcast

How is everything down on the earth?

Everything is lovely, replied the alderman, and I wouldn't leave it if I was not obliged to.

What's a good place to visit down there?

inquired the man in the moon.

Oh, Norwich is a mighty fine place, returned the alderman, and it's famous for its peas porridge.

And then he sailed out of sight, and left the man in the moon to reflect upon what he had said.

The words of the alderman made him more anxious than ever to visit the earth, and so he walked thoughtfully home and put a few lumps of ice in the stove to keep him warm, and sat down to think how he should manage the trip.

You see, everything went by contraries in the moon, and when the man wished to keep warm, he knocked off a few chunks of ice and put them in his stove.

And he cooled his drinking water by throwing red hot coals of fire into the pitcher.

Likewise, when he became chilly, he took off his hat and coat, and even his shoes, and so became warm.

And in the hot days of summer he put on his overcoat to cool off.

All of which seems very queer to you, no doubt, but it wasn't at all queer to the man in the moon, for he was accustomed to it.

Well, he sat by his ice cool fire and thought about his journey to the earth, and finally he decided the only way he could get there was to slide down a moonbeam.

So he left the house, and locked the door, and put the key in his pocket, for he was uncertain how long he should be gone.

And then he went to the edge of the moon and began to search for a good strong moon beam.

At last he found one that seemed rather substantial and reached right down to a pleasant looking spot on the earth.

And so he swung himself over the edge of the moon and put both arms tight around the moon beam and started to slide down.

But he found it rather slippery, and in spite of all his efforts to hold on, he found himself going faster and faster so that just before he reached the earth he lost his hold and came tumbling down head over heels and fell plump into a river.

The cool water nearly scalded him before he could swim out, but fortunately he was near the bank, and he quickly scrambled upon the land and sat down to catch his breath.

By that time it was morning, and as the sun rose, its hot rays cooled him off somewhat, so that he began looking about curiously at all the strange sights and wondering where on earth he was.

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