"The Red Moon"
There was once a miserable little grey planet. The people living there hadn't looked after it despite them
having all the inventions and spaceships you could ever need. They had contaminated the whole
countryside so much with rubbish and pollution that there were no plants or animals left.
One day, a little boy named Andrew was walking on the planet when he passed a cave and noticed a
small red flower inside. The flower was withered-almost dying - so the boy carefully dug up the flower,
with roots, soil and everything, then he started looking for a place where he could look after it. He
searched all over the planet but everywhere was so contaminated that there was no place the flower could
possibly live in; then, he looked up at the sky and noticed the moon. It seemed to the boy that maybe the
plant could survive there.
So, the little boy put on his astronaut suit and climbed into a spaceship. He put the little red flower in the
back and off they went to the moon, far away from all that pollution - and with the boy visiting it every day
to tend it - the flower started to grow. The flower was so well cared for that it had soon germinated
giving birth to others and these other flowers spread onto other flowers. Before long, the whole moon was
completely covered with flowers that's why whenever the little boy's flowers open up for a few minutes,
the moon takes on a soft red sheen like a warning light, maybe it's telling us that if you don't look after
your planet, a day will come when flowers will only be able to grow on the moon.
A.
1. Who is the character in the story?
2. Where is the setting of the story?
3. What is the conflict present in the story?
4. Why do you think Andrew's planet became grey and contaminated?
5. What do you think is the purpose of the author in writing this short story? Explain in three to four
sentences.

B.
Let us relate to the story above by tackling our community's own environmental issues.
Provide at least 5 realistic steps that you can and will do as a student/individual to prevent further damage
to our environment.​