Moomins and the Comet Chase Page #3

was some kind of bug!

Oh, we left the coffee pot

on the raft,

so we'll have

to make do with pancakes.

Mmm. Reminds me of home.

And Mamma's kitchen.

The second day

of the journey was over.

Moomintroll looked up

at the night sky.

Searching it for a rogue,

red star,

that could be heading

straight at them.

They continued on

towards the observatory

and soon reached

the Lonely Mountains.

Majestic peaks towered

over the valley floor,

where our three friends lay asleep,

snug in their tent,

until the cold grey

morning mists crept in,

nipping Moomintroll's nose.

A bit of morning exercise

will warm me up.

Huh!

Yeah!

Huh! Ahh!

Owa huh!

Huh!

Today we climb

the highest peak.

Up there?

Can we see the observatory from here?

Yes! There it is!

Yes, it's up on the very top.

An observatory needs to be

as close to the stars as it can be.

Ha-up, aah!

Hey, yeah! Huh up ha! Huh up ha!

Mmmh! Tea!

I was afraid we'd left it on the raft.

Heh, heh. Here's the kettle.

That's good teamwork.

Mountain climbing

is hard work.

We need a good, hard breakfast

in our tummies,

so we can make it

all the way to the top.

Aaagh! Remember, that we're

doing this at your risk.

Aw! Ugh!

Oh, my legs are too short!

They don't reach the ground.

And don't forget,

I get dizzy with heights.

Don't worry Sniff,

if you fall, the lifeline will catch you.

- Uhh!

- There!

Come on!

The higher up they climbed,

the steeper it got.

Everything around them

was ancient, enormous and lonely,

terribly lonely.

Huh!

Huh!

- - Wooooooo!

Well, be careful!

We're coming to a cliff ledge.

Oh, look!

Down there!

Something shiny.

You see it?

Far down the cliff face,

lay a tiny circle of gold.

Hey, that looks like...

could it be Snork Maiden's

ankle bracelet?

She must have been here,

picking mountain flowers.

Oha! Flowers.

Yes.

She must have lost her ankle bracelet

and not been able to find it again.

Such a shame!

Lucky she didn't fall off the cliff too!

Lower me down!

We gotta get that

bracelet back.

She must be missing it.

Leave it!

She'll be fine

without it.

I've got to get it for her.

She'll be lost without it.

Lower me down.

Ugh ah!

Ugh ah!!!

Ohh, boy!

Ah, ohhh!

Oh, ahh!

Hey up there!

The rope's caught.

I'm dangling.

Sniff, come down and help!

Why me?

Ehh!

Typical! The smaller you are

the bigger the danger you have to face.

Ahh!

Hey, it's untangled!

Thanks, Sniff!

Ahh! There it is!

Snork Maiden will be so happy.

He found it!

Pull!

Aaah! Okay!

I'm ready!

Pull!

Ahhgh!

- Pull!

Thanks for the help!

I'm so glad

we found this for her.

Look! Not a scratch!

The friends clambered higher and higher

up the mountain.

Soon, they were up in the clouds.

Up, up, up,

when will we ever reach the top?

Ugh-oo,

and I thought clouds were

fluffy and cozy, but it's

cold and damp, like fog.

I've had enough of this trip.

Sniff, don't you want

to look through the telescope?

Listen!

Oh! There's going to be a storm.

Quick!

We'll have to find shelter!

Well, strike me pink!

You see, we're above

the clouds now.

It's so peaceful here.

At long last, they had reached

the goal of their journey.

The Lonely Mountains Observatory.

Now they would finally find out

the truth about the comet.

But suddenly they lost their nerve.

Oh, what do you think

about those professors,

personally, I never trust in people

who keep their heads in the clouds.

And if there's no volunteers,

I say we draw lots

to decide who'll go in

and ask about the comet.

Close your eyes!

Oh.

Moomintroll drew the shortest stick.

He would have to go and

put the question to the scientists.

He opened the door shyly,

and peered in.

Good evening.

But, no one noticed

Moomintroll.

The scientists were

completely engrossed

in their

astronomical calculations

and didn't hear a thing.

The hypotenuse divided by... hmm...

humm... hmm... hmm....

Ah-hem, ah-hem.

Good evening.

Hmm... hmm... hmm...

Yeah?

Where was I?

Ah!

The 'nuse divided by...

Excuse me!

And the 'nuse divided by ah--

Oh, what am I saying?

Mr. Professor!

I just wanted to ask--

The lens is smeared!

Who has

been diddling with...

Hm? Yes?

Did someone say something?

- What?

- Are you back again?

Now, now, leave young lady,

- Alright...

But thank you for the flowers.

It wasn't me!

Hm? No, it wasn't you.

I see that now.

You're quite bald.

The other one had a tuft

of yellow hair on her forehead.

Snork Maiden!

She was asking about

a lost ankle bracelet,

or ring, or something....

But here at the observatory,

the only rings that interest us

are the rings around Saturn.

Gave me a bunch

of mountain flowers,

but we are far to busy for bunches

of mountains or flowers.

When Moomintroll heard that

Snork Maiden was fine, -Yah! Ha-ha!

he was so happy that he quite forgot what

he'd come to ask about. -Yippee! Yippee!

Hoo-hoo! Hurrah!

-I have no time for people

who run around

asking hundreds of questions.

when there's

a comet to deal with.

Well, what did they say?

Is the comet coming?

When will it hit?

- Oh, I forgot to ask about that.

But Snork Maiden's been here!

She didn't fall off that cliff!

Out of the way! You've got

Snork Maiden on the brain.

Once again,

I'll have to do this myself!

Hey there professor!

- What now?

Sorry to barge in, but I hear that

you're the most famous

expert on comets in the world.

Do you now?

Well, this new comet is

an unusually fine specimen!

I'm considering having it

named after me.

But please,

come and have a look at it.

Sniff was the first small animal

to ever have the chance to look

into the world's biggest telescope.

Oh!!

Oh, it's gi-ginormous!

- Yes, isn't it fascinating?

- Oooo!

And our view of it will

get better everyday!

Yes, but, but what happened

to its tail?

Well, the comet is coming

straight at us, with its tail behind it,

so we can't see it.

Isn't it beautiful!?

- Oh, huuu!

Beautiful?

Yes, and terrifying!

It's dark out there,

pitch dark.

Where?

In space, of course!

It's enormous and full of stars!

What about the comet?

It's fire red.

And it's coming straight at us!

When will it hit us, then?

Oops! Forgot to ask!

The professor was just about to

finish his final calculations.

Moomintroll and his friends

nervously awaited the result.

Er... ah... er....

nah... er...

er... times... and enneerni...

ni... minus ni... ha

Hmm!

The exact time?

The comet will reach

the Earth in

four days, four hours, four minutes,

and forty-four seconds,

or possibly,

four seconds later.

That's on Sunday!

We have to hurry back home!

We'll be safe at home!

- Let's hope so.

We have to get home by Sunday!

Mamma's baking a cake for Sunday.

Cake?

What care I for dessert,

I, who have seen

a comet through a telescope!

Oh, the comet, the comet!

Mamma and Pappa

will take care of that,

if we can just get home.

But first, we have

to find Snork Maiden.

She doesn't know

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