Fueling the rocket

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A small frog. A cardboard rocket. One very big moon.

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Chapter 01 — The pond

Every night, the same pond. Every night, the same moon.

While the other frogs argued about flies, one little frog sat on his lily pad and stared straight up. He didn't want a bigger pond. He wanted that big glowing thing above it.

Chapter 02 — The big build

No budget.
No degree.
Lots of tape.

He dragged boxes out of the recycling, borrowed a wrench he never gave back, and started building in the shed behind the reeds. Every night. For months.

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Moonfrog building a cardboard rocket in his shed

Blueprint v14. A duck ate the first thirteen.

Goggles: mandatory. Instructions: optional.

Mission parts list

  • ✓14 cardboard boxes
  • ✓3 soup cans (rinsed)
  • ✓1 roll of duct tape (all of it)
  • ✓A window seat, for waving
  • ✓Snacks for 384,400 km
  • ✕A rocket science degree

Skipped the last one. Seemed like a lot of reading.

Engineering, sort of

porthole (for waving)snack storageextra tape. more tape.go-fast part
Moonfrog in sunglasses with arms crossed

Rocket: ready.
Frog: very ready.

Chapter 03 — Liftoff

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LIFTOFF!

Witnesses at the pond reported one loud bang, a lot of splashing, and a very, very happy frog.

Moonfrog floating upside down in space, laughing

Chapter 04 — Somewhere up there

Zero gravity.

Zero problems.

He flipped. He floated.

He laughed so hard his helmet fogged up.

384,400 km to the moon.

Distance Moonfrog was willing to go: yes.

Then… touchdown.

Moonfrog doing a huge low-gravity jump over the lunar surface

Chapter 05 — Touchdown

One small hop for a frog.

He planted his flag, did a little dance, and declared the moon officially his. Nobody argued. Nobody else was there.

Landing: mostly upright

Chapter 06 — A day on the moon

07:00

Space noodles

Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Nobody up here is judging.

Star fishing

He has caught 212 stars so far. He throws every single one back.

Crescent nap

The comfiest bed in the solar system. This is not up for debate.

Moonfrog slurping instant noodles on the moon
07:00
Moonfrog fishing for stars from the edge of a crater
15:00
Moonfrog asleep on a crescent moon wearing a nightcap
22:00

The mood board

Pick a mood.

Six moods, one frog. Grab one, toss it across the board, tap it to make it pop. He doesn't mind. He's been through worse. He's been through space.

Sleepy Moonfrog holding a coffee muggm, barely
Moonfrog in pixel sunglassestoo cool for gravity
Moonfrog crying with laughtercan't stop laughing
Shocked Moonfrog with hands on cheekswait, what?
Moonfrog waving hellohi from up here
Moonfrog meditatinginner peace

Chapter 07 — Nights on the moon

Nights up here last two weeks.

He doesn't mind. He packed marshmallows, a tiny tent, and a view nobody back at the pond is ever going to believe.

Moonfrog and three tiny frog friends watching Earth rise from the moon

Chapter 08 — The crew

He's not alone anymore.

Come sit with us.

He left the pond with a cardboard rocket and a dream. Now there's a whole crew up here, and there's always room by the fire for one more frog.