"Very well," said Kernel Cob, "we are trying to find Jackie and Peggs' motheranfather and we came all the way from the Earth on a parasol to do so. Maybe you can help us."
"I would if I could," replied Edelweiss. "But I am afraid they are not here. I've been here over four seasons and I've never seen a human being, and even if they were here they couldn't live here because it's too cold."
"You bet it is," said Kernel Cob, and he shivered till the medals on his coat rattled.
"Maybe they could be here in some other part of the Moon!" said Sweetclover. "Would you mind looking?"
"I would be glad to look," said Edelweiss, for he was a very polite little flower and had very pretty manners.
And turning to Silverfloss he asked her if she had seen two earth-people on the Moon.
"Ting-a-ling," answered Silverfloss and you would have thought it was two bells tinkling.
"She says there never was a human being on the Moon," said Edelweiss.
"Well if they are not here," said Kernel Cob, "we had better go before we freeze to death," and his teeth chattered.
"How'll we get off?" asked Sweetclover.