Up there, said her father pointing to the sky, is the Plough. And then straight up is the North Star, the brightest star of all. Mair looked hard and at first she couldn’t see it, and then she did. I can see it, she said, and I can see another plough over there, and another north star, she said, pointing in the opposite direction.

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I can see lots of them, daddy. And look at the moon, Mair, it’s a full moon tonight. They say that if you look closely you can see a face in the moon, two eyes, a nose, and a mouth. Mair looked, and yes, there was a face in the moon, and it looked just like mummy’s face, thought Mair. How did mummy get up in the moon? said Mair.