The Night Zog Landed

6-8 min read
20 pages
5+

Leo loves the stars. When a little spaceship crashes in the woods, he helps Zog, its friendly pilot, fix it, and he listens to Zog’s stories about his faraway planet all night long. As a thank-you, Zog takes Leo on a trip around the Earth, and Leo comes home with a true friend and a star map that shows the way to Zorlon.

In a little town where the stars shone bright at night, there lived a boy named Leo. Leo loved the stars. Every night he looked at them through his telescope. He dreamed of zooming in a rocket from one planet to the next.

One clear night, Leo watched shooting stars zip across the sky. Then—FLASH! Leo blinked. “Whoa!”

Something bright tumbled into the woods. THUMP! CRASH! Leo froze. What could it be?

Leo just had to know what had fallen. He packed a few snacks, grabbed his flashlight, and set off to take a look.

In a clearing, something strange glowed. It had sunk halfway into the ground. Leo’s tummy fluttered. He crept closer.

It was a spaceship! A real one! It was small—no bigger than a car—and tiny lights twinkled all over it. “Wow!” whispered Leo.

Leo reached out and touched the ship, very gently. Whoosh! A round hatch popped open. “Hello there!” called a friendly voice. Leo’s mouth fell open.

“Greetings, Earthling!” said the space traveler. “I am Zog, from the planet Zorlon. My ship crashed. Will you help me fix it?”

Leo nodded—yes, yes, yes! “I’m Leo, and I’ll help! What should I do?”

Zog handed Leo a list of parts for the ship. Leo read it, line by line.

Bits of metal, wires, a few batteries… Leo grinned. He loved building things. He knew just what each one was!

All night, Leo and Zog worked. They gathered bits that had broken off the ship and fit them back in place. Zog told stories the whole time—about Zorlon’s purple skies, bouncy, fuzzy critters, and faraway stars he had visited. Leo hardly dared to breathe.

As the sun peeked up, the ship began to hum. Its lights blinked on, one by one. “It works!” cried Zog. “Thank you, Leo! Will you fly with me? Just a quick trip around the Earth.” Leo jumped for joy. “Yes, please!”

Up, up they zoomed! Leo pressed his nose to a round window. Earth grew smaller and rounder. He saw big blue oceans, brown and green land, and fluffy white clouds. A thin blue glow hugged it all. Leo gasped.

At last, the ship floated down, soft as a feather. It landed in the very same clearing. Leo blinked at the trees he knew so well. Had he really flown around the Earth? He felt happy all over—and a little sad that the trip was done.

Zog held out a map covered in stars. “Thank you, Leo,” he said. “You are my true friend. This map shows the way to Zorlon, and to other planets, too. It is yours to remember me by.”

Leo couldn’t stop staring at the map. Then he grinned and threw his arms around Zog. “Thank you!” he said. “This was the best adventure of my whole life!”

Zog waved goodbye. The ship rose up, up, up until it was a tiny speck in the sky. Leo waved and waved.

Leo walked home with a big smile. He held the map tight. Someday, he would fly to the stars himself. Zog’s map would show him the way.

Every night after that, Leo looked up at the stars. He dreamed of new adventures—and of his friend Zog. Maybe Zog would visit again someday!

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