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1Papa, please get the moon for meERICCARLE2Before Monica went to bed she looked out of her window and saw the moon.The moon looked so near.3"I wish I could play with the moon," thought Monica, and reached for it.4But no matter how much she stretched, she could not touch the moon.5"Papa," said Monica to her father,"Please get the moon for me."6Papa got a very long ladder.789He carried the very long ladder toward a very high mountain.10Then Papa put the very long ladder on top of the very high moutain.11Up and up and up he climbed.12Finally, Papa got to the moon, "My daughter Monica would like to play with you, but you are much too big"said Papa.13"Every night I get a little smaller," said the moon. "When I am just the right size you can take me with you."14And, indeed, the moon got smaller and smaller.15Andsmaller.16When the moon was just the right size, Papa took it.17Down and down and down he climbed.18"Here," said Papa to Monica, "I have the moon for you."19Monica jumped and danced with the moon.20She hugged the moon and threw it into the air.21But the moon kept getting smaller and smaller and smaller, and finally it disappeared altogether.2223Then, one night, Monica saw a thin sliver of the moon reapear.2425Each night the moon grew..26And grew..27And grew..28