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Olivia Petunia had a big secret. It was a secret she had never shared with anyone at all, except Mother and Father. She was friends with the Man in the Moon. Yes, you heard that right…the smile that lights up the night, the one that you see every time the moon shows his full face.
She was afraid her friends would not believe her if she told them, so only her parents knew about this wonderful friendship.
On this night she snuggled down under the covers and waited. The Man in the Moon rose above the trees, now in his one-quarter shape, looking very, very unhappy, and not shining bright at all. Olivia Petunia ran to the window.“Oh no, Mr. Moon! Why do you look so sad?” cried she. He sighed deeply and said, “It’s because not everybody sees me, or knows that I’m up here, and it makes me sad. I don’t know why, but they only see a big yellow ball or crescent in the sky.
Olivia Petunia felt very sorry about that, and she told him she would do her very best to try and find a solution. “That’s very kind of you.” said the Man in the Moon.
“Oh no, Mr. Moon! Why do you look so sad?” cried she. He sighed deeply and said, “It’s because not everybody sees me, or knows that I’m up here, and it makes me sad. I don’t know why, but they only see a big yellow ball or crescent in the sky.
Olivia Petunia felt very sorry about that, and she told him she would do her very best to try and find a solution. “That’s very kind of you.” said the Man in the Moon.
“Well, that’s what friends are for!” said she.
So, all night she thought and thought, but she could not think of even one idea. Finally, she fell asleep.
The next morning Olivia Petunia woke up, still thinking. Nothing had dropped into her head overnight. She washed her hands and face, combed her hair, dressed, and sat down to breakfast. All the while she was still thinking.
“Oh my,” said Mother, “you look like you’re very busy in your head! What are you thinking about?”
She told Mother that Mr. Moon had been very sad last night because not everybody could see him; just a big yellow ball in the sky. She was trying to find a solution, so he could be happy again.
“Well,” said Mother, “that is a problem now, isn’t it? Maybe we can put our heads together and come up with an answer for Mr. Moon. They say two heads are better than one for solving problems!”
So the two of them thought and thought. “Maybe we can put a big announcement on the televisions around the world to tell people that there’s a Man in the Moon and they should look up and say “Hi!”
“No.” Mother shook her head. “For some strange reason, not everybody can see that face Mr. Moon has, not matter what you do. Even if you told them, they still wouldn’t see it.”
“Maybe,” suggested Olivia Petunia, “I can make a drawing of Mr. Moon’s face and show people what they are supposed to see, and make them look up to find it.”
“Are you that good of an artist?” asked Mother. “Could you draw the Man in the Moon’s face just as he is, and people would recognize it?” she asked next.
No, she didn’t think she was THAT good of an artist to be able to do that. But she tried.
Olivia Petunia showed her moon drawing to Father, and asked him, “Do you know what this is?” Father hemmed and hawed. He squinted his eyes. He frowned one eyebrow. “That,” he said finally, “is a hippopotamus!”
That evening, while she brushed her teeth, she was still thinking and thinking. By the time she climbed into bed, there was still no answer popping around in her head, waiting to come out to make Mr. Moon happy again. Olivia Petunia was not pleased about that. There just had to be an answer!
Then, suddenly it was very clear.
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