Moomins and the Comet Chase Page #2

But if it does, and I bump into it,

I'll never know,

I don't know what a comet is.

A comet is a star

that has gone crazy.

Most stars just go round and round

in their orbits

but a comet can show up

anywhere.

Even here.

Oh, no!

Oh no, no, no, no,

no, no, no.

Wretch, wretch, and if it does come,

what will happen? Wretch, wretch!

Oh, disaster!

The Earth will be smashed to pieces!

Oh no, oh no.

I feel sick.

I have to lie down!

When will it get here?

Well, not tonight, for sure.

So relax!

As for the exact date, the scientists

at the observatory will be able to tell us.

Hey, how about a walk

before dark?

There's something special

I want to show you.

C'mon!

This way!

The promise of something special

made Sniff forget all about the comet.

Snufkin seemed to be completely at home

in these parts.

We're almost there.

It's a ravine full of garnet.

Jewels!

Oh!

Ohhh!

Are they real?

I don't know!

But they sure are beautiful.

- Oh! -Oh!

- Oh!

So beautiful!

Like thousands

of small comets! - Oh!

Are they all yours?

If I say so!

The way I see it,

I can own anything on Earth,

even the Earth itself.

Wow!

If I say it's mine,

Eahh, Snufkin,

ah, do you think I could have

a few garnets?

Ha, ha, ha, ha.

Go ahead,

take as many as you want.

Huh?

Uhh.

Get them down here

and there...

Just, eyah!

Ahh-ehh.

Eahh! Ha-ha-he.

Here we are, and...

Ogh. Uhh.

Ohh! Ohh.

Ohhh!

Here.

And here.

Ohh!

There are so many!

Oh, and there's a fine one!

Ohh!

Just a few more.

Hey!

Are you coming up soon?

It's getting cold and damp.

Not yet!

There's so many of them!

I'll gather as many as I can carry.

Hahh! Hhh.

It's huge!

Hhhh!

Sniff turned around and ran.

He ran and ran

as fast as his little legs could carry him.

Help! Help!

Ah! Oooo!

Ah! Ah!

Sniff!

What's going on down there?

All those precious stones

must have driven him mad.

Ugh, Uhhh!

Sniff!

Give me your paw!

Eh, eh, eh, ju. ju, ju. Ju--

There, there, it's all over now.

Now don't cry, you're safe now.

There!

But-but the garnets,

I left them there.

I don't even have one!

Life gets complicated

when you want to own things.

I like to look at things and

walk away with them inside my head.

That way I'm free to have fun

and travel light without any luggage.

Those garnets would have

fit in my backpack.

Wretched wretch!

Ahh!

What a day!

I wonder what's going

to happen tomorrow.

Our friends slept soundly

in Snufkin's tent.

They were bright and chipper

in the morning.

Snufkin decided to join them

on the trip to the observatory,

because he'd never been

there before.

They packed everything

onto the raft

and tidied up the campsite.

Alright, where to?

We're off to the observatory.

Mr. Muskrat said that

a whole bunch of professors live there,

and all they care about

is the stars.

So, if the comet's coming,

they'll know about it.

It must be quite lonely

zipping around in space.

Always in a hurry,

nowhere to go,

like a lonely Hattifatten.

Boy, I can't wait

to look through a telescope!

Hey, the current is getting stronger!

The rudder is slipping!

I-I can't keep the raft on course!

Hang on!

Maybe we can manage together!

We can always stop now,

I want to go ashore.

Not going to happen, Sniff.

The river's got other ideas!

It's gone wild!

Hold on tight everyone!

Looks like we're in for a rough ride.

Why is it so bad?

Ohha!

Ohua!

Someone turn off the tap!

The water's going too fast!

Ah! - Ooo!

- Ahhh! - Oooo!

Whoo hooo!

Ha-ha-ha!

Ewhhhh!

- Ohwh!

We made it!

- Oo, that was fun!

Are you still there?

I think so.

This is something to tell Mamma!

Oh, no!

That doesn't look good!

The sides of the mountain had

closed in on them to form a tunnel.

And it was getting

narrower and shallower.

Oh, no!

Now, we're in trouble.

Whoa!

- Ohhh!

- Ahhh!

- Ahhh!

Eeee!

Watch out!

The mast could

tip the raft over!

Oooo!

Oh, there it goes!

Oh! - Ohh!

- It's-It's too slippery!

I can't hold on!

- I got it!

Give us a hand, Sniff.

Huh?

I'm coming!

Oh, there it goes!

It's a shame

to lose a good mast.

The current is getting

stronger again.

Oh boy! I don't know how

we're going to make it this time.

Look!

Aww, oh no!

I can't bear to look!

Oh! My ears!

My ears touched the roof!

Keep your heads down!

Oh, watch out!

Ahh! Ohh!

Ooo!

I'll help you, Sniff!

Give me your paw!

Just a little more.

That's it!

Excellent!

- That's too much adventure for me.

You're safe now, Sniff.

Ugh!

The mast... is... stuck!

Oh, no!

I don't like the look of this.

Let me tell you,

that I'm really tired of you

and your adventures

and comets and all of it!!

I said I wanted to go ashore.

When you're as small

as I am--

Hhh. Listen, Sniff,

our adventures always end safely.

You know that.

Mmm-hmm.

Hey you two,

look, up there!

Didn't I say we'd be safe?

Look Sniff!

How do you figure that?

I'm not a fly, I can't just fly up

through a hole in the roof can I?

Besides, I can't stand heights.

They make me dizzy.

Hmm.

Alright!

To cheer up his friends,

Snufkin took out his flute.

and started to play a tune.

The tune flew higher and higher

and finally flew up through

the hole in the mountain.

And up there,

someone heard it.

An eye appeared in the hole.

-Help, save us! - Save us, help!

- Help! - Get us out of here! - Please!

There are small animals in distress

down here!

What's all this noise?

I can hardly see down there.

Well, they must be

very rare insects.

Perhaps a new species.

I'll try to catch them

in my net.

Good, good. Just a bit more!

Hurrah!

Ha-ha!

Great!

C'mon, lets

get our stuff in here.

Ahhhh, you'll fit in there too!

Ohh... great grasshoppers.

Hhh... very heavy insects.

Ugh! Uhhh!

- Hooray!

Ha-Haah!

Huugh!

- Oh, boy!

He-he-he!

Ha-ha-haah!

Umm. A good catch at last!

Now what rare specimens

do we have here?

Mmm.

- We're not specimens!

We're adventurers.

He saved our lives!

- Did I?

I didn't mean to.

I was looking

for some rare insects

that were making noise down there.

Come look at this!

The raft.

There it goes!

and we could have been on it!

Ugh! I want to get out of here.

Now!

Excuse me,

Mr. Hemulen,

could you tell us

the way to the observatory?

I have no idea.

I'm a collector,

and my own interest is with insects.

Why do you

want to go there, anyway?

We are looking for comets.

Comets? Comets?

Comets, you say?

What are they, comets?

What do they look like? Are they rare?

You could say that.

They show up

once every hundred years.

They're red with a tail.

Ah! Extraordinary!

I must have one in my collection!

And tell me, what do they feed on,

these strange comet insects?

Ha-ha-ha! Ha-ha-ha. I'm not sure,

but I think they eat Hemulens.

Oh!

Oh, listen, here young man,

science is no joking matter.

You should be

ashamed of yourself!

I refuse to stand here

and be insulted.

I shall withdraw.

Good day to you!

Hah-ha-ha! He thought a comet

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