Nozzie Mojo And The Moon.

Nozzie Mojo was a mischievous cat, but very clever with it.

He would sleep all day, and scheme all night; for what he really wanted was to eat the moon.

Every evening, he would sit upon the windowsill, looking up at the moon and licking his lips.

One day, he approached Mother Crow, for he had a plan.

"Take me up to the moon," he pleaded, "I want to give it a goodnight kiss."

"No," said Mother Crow. "You are too young and will be sick at such a height."

Next he went to see Uncle Monkey. "Throw me in the air so I can touch the moon!"

"Certainly not!" Said Uncle Monkey. "You are too young and will be hurt if you fall too far."

Then he went to sleep and scheme a while longer, and when he woke, he went to see Grandfather Tree.

"Grandfather Tree!" He said. "I bet you can't grow so high you can touch the moon!"

"Insolent kitten!" Said Grandfather Tree. "I'll show you!" And he grew and he grew until his top branches could touch the moon.

No-one really knows what happened next, but when they look to see the moon, there's often a large chunk of it missing - as if someone had taken a bite out of it.

And Nozzie Mojo sits on his windowsill all the time, smiling and purring all day and glowing all night.