Stillwater

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Hi, Stillwater.

Do you have any old newspapers I can borrow?

Hello, Karl.

Why don't you look inside the shed?

Oh.

That may not be the best place to take a rest, little friend.

Thanks.

You're welcome, Karl.

Mmm.

Do you have any old blankets?

Mm. Have a look in the shed.

Hello again.

Thank you. -You're welcome.

Twinkle lights?

Shed.

Do you have any wooden boards? Like, really long ones?

Mm. In the shed.

You've been busy today.

I'm building a spaceship.

An actual spaceship.

Really?

I don't believe I've ever seen an actual spaceship before.

You wanna see it?

I'd be delighted to.

Here it is.

Mmm.

These are the controls. Here's where you make it go up.

That's where you make it go down.

This makes it go fast.

I mean, really fast.

What does that red button do? It looks important.

It's the three-two-one-blastoff controller.

You press it when you're ready to launch.

You've put a lot of thought into this.

I'm still working on it.

This is what it's gonna look like when I'm finished.

Very impressive, Karl.

Okay. How about this?

Hmm.

That's some sticky tape.

It won't come off.

Thanks, Addy.

I need this to be all closed up if it's going to fly into outer space.

Uh... do you really think this is going to fly?

Yes. Don't you?

It's not a real spaceship, Karl.

Yes, it is, Michael!

Tell him, Addy.

Well, it looks like a spaceship.

Sort of.

Yeah, sort of, but it's never actually going to fly.

That would be impossible.

No! It's not impossible.

This is going to fly. You'll see.

Do you need more things for your spaceship?

I don't know.

Come. Have a snack.

I have bamboo and carrots.

This is the painting I've been working on.

It looks kinda like a rocket.

It's not a rocket.

But it did allow someone to reach great heights.

Like your very impressive spaceship.

Addy and Michael don't think it is.

They say there's no way my spaceship is ever going to fly, ever.

They say it's impossible.

Oh. Do you think it's impossible?

No. I think it's going to fly all the way up into space,

where the stars are and everything.

But what'll happen if it doesn't fly?

Sit with me for a moment.

I will tell you about someone who once caught the sun.

Then we'll see about getting your spaceship off the ground.

Joku was a young farmer who tended his family field...

-...from morning till night.

He loved his work but for one thing.

You work too hard, Joku.

It is true.

When I leave for my fields at the start of each day, the sun is not yet up.

When I return at day's end, the sun has gone to sleep.

If only I could grab hold of the sun.

I could keep it from setting beyond the trees and make the day longer.

The sun has no master, Joku.

That would be impossible.

If there was one thing that Joku didn't like,

besides not having enough daytime for himself,

it was being told that something was impossible.

Joku was very determined.

I don't believe in impossible.

Joku came up with a plan.

-A very clever plan.

Impossible.

What is Joku doing?

He says he's going to catch the sun to make the day "last longer."

That's impossible.

I know.

I keep telling him, but he doesn't listen.

He's building a tower, isn't he, Stillwater?

Just like in your painting.

You're right. And Joku kept building and building.

He never gave up.

This is impossible.

Why does he continue? -

Even when they said it was impossible?

Especially when they said it was impossible.

What if they're right?

What if it is impossible to catch the sun?

But even in his brief moment of doubt, Joku continued.

Did he fly off into space?

No, he didn't fly off into space,

but he did find what he was looking for.

The sun.

Because he was up so high, he could see beyond the trees

all the way to the horizon.

So, while the rest of the village was in the shadow of night,

Joku had a few more moments of daylight all to himself.

I caught you, sun.

It's been said only those who try can achieve the impossible.

That's like my spaceship.

Everyone else says it's impossible to make it fly, but I'm still going to try.

Maybe I don't need my spaceship to go all the way up in space.

Just a little bit high would be okay.

Hmm.

I might be able to help you there.

We'd better get started.

Do you have any space suits?

You made all this?

Yep.

I'll open the hatch.

Welcome aboard the Flameflash XTX, Addy.

First, we turn on the controls.

Whoa!

Now we do a system check.

When I call out a word, you say the word "check."

Check.

Not yet.

Steering. -Check.

Computer. -Check.

Shields. -Check.

Which one's shields?

That one. -Check.

Ready for countdown.

Five,

four, three, two, one. -Four, three, two, one.

Launch.

-We're moving.

Stand by for turbo speed blasters. Activate.

This is amazing. -

Hey, why'd we slow down?

Because we're in space now. Look.

Wow.

I don't know how you did it, Karl, but it feels like the spaceship is flying.

I told you it would.

That means we've landed.

That was amazing and so much fun.

I'm next.

Okay. Fasten your seat belt.

Ready? Three, two, one, launch!

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Wow. Cool!

Look out! Asteroids ahead!

Activating shields!

Whoa! -