2. One day there was an astronaut named Jim.
It was Jim’s birthday!
Jim wanted to have a birthday party but he had a special job to do.
He had to visit each planet in the solar system and look for aliens.
“I will have my birthday party with the aliens in space!”
said Jim.
3. Jim flew in his rocket to the first planet, Mercury.
Mercury is closest to the sun, so it’s very hot.
“There’s no water on Mercury,
so how will I have my favourite cordial?”
asked Jim.
Jim searched high and low but he couldn’t find any aliens.
4. Jim flew to the second planet, Venus.
Venus is a very cloudy planet, so it’s very dark.
“I won’t be able to see my friends when we play chasey,” thought Jim.
He explored everywhere but he found no aliens.
5. Jim flew past the third planet, Earth. He looked out of the window and wondered if
his family were saving him some cake.
“I wish I was at home opening presents,” sniffled Jim.
6. Jim looked and looked but there were still no aliens.
Jim flew to the fourth planet, Mars. Mars is
bright red from all the red dirt and rocks.
“If we were playing here, we might get too
dirty,” decided Jim.
7. Jim flew to the fifth planet, Jupiter.
Jupiter has big, booming storms, so it’s very scary.
“We would have to hide inside,” thought Jim.
He checked for aliens and climbed back into his rocket.
8. Jim flew to the sixth planet, Saturn.
Saturn has huge rings around it and
it spins very fast.
“We would get too dizzy if
we stayed here,” said Jim.
Jim had a quick look but
there were no aliens in sight.
9. Jim flew to the seventh planet, Uranus.
Uranus is made up of rock and ice, so it’s very cold.
“It might be too cold to eat ice cream,” said Jim.
Jim saw no aliens so he blasted off.
10. Jim flew to the eighth planet, Neptune.
Neptune is bright blue and very windy.
“My candles would be blown out by the wind!” sighed Jim.
Jim started his rocket and began to fly home.
11. Jim had spent his whole birthday feeling very lonely.
He had found no aliens and no planet was right for a birthday party.
Jim’s rocket landed on Earth and
just as he stepped out…
12. “Surprise!”
All of Jim’s family and friends had
thrown him the perfect birthday party.
It was good to be home.
