Artwork by Bradford Elementary Grade 2
Artwork by Bradford Elementary Grade 2
Ben's mother finally spoke and said, "Welcome to the magical world of the planetarium. Today we are going to look at some of the wonders of the night sky. To do that I need a little help from an old friend of mine named "Houdini." Would you like to meet him?"
"Yes!" the children roared with approval. But Emily didn't say anything. She just grabbed Ben's hand and squeezed hard.
"Don't be scared Emily," Ben whispered. "Houdini is just the name mom gave the star projector--that's the big machine in the middle of the room."
"He looks like a scary robot," whispered Emily.
"Well, he is kind of like a robot," Ben agreed, "but he's not scary."
Slowly some dim blue lights shined up on Houdini from underneath. "This is Houdini," Ben's mother announced. "He is our star projector. It is his job to make the stars." Houdini then slowly started to turn and spin. The motion made him look more like a robot than ever.
Emily giggled nervously, "He's kind of funny looking."
"Yeah. I think so too!" answered Ben.
