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"Hi," she said. "We come in peace."

There was silence. Then Jack heard Annie say, "Thank you. I have to help my brother up now."

Jack's heart nearly stopped.

"Oh, right," said Jack. "I'll write him a message!"

The moon man was a few feet away. His face was hidden by a metal visor.

She grabbed his hand and pulled him up.

"Thanks," said Jack, once he was standing.

"That's a jet pack!" said Jack. "I've seen pictures of future astronauts flying with those things. It's like a mini-spaceship. Right?"

The moon man didn't answer.

He could hear Annie talking.

Jack handed the notebook and his pencil to the moon man. They looked tiny in his big hands.

"I don't think he can hear us," said Annie. "He's not hooked up to our radio."

A moment later, Annie rolled Jack onto his back.

"Good idea," said Annie.

Jack pulled out his notebook and pencil. He wrote: We're Jack and Annie. We come in peace from America. Who are you?

He looked like a spaceman. A huge spaceman -- with a giant tank on his back. It was as big as a refrigerator.

"We'll never know now," she said.

Jack and Annie watched as the moon man put the pencil to the paper. He was writing something very carefully.

"Space map?" said Annie. "Hey, Jack, map starts with M!"

The moon man looked down at the message. He looked at the tiny pencil. Then he turned the notebook over.

"Let's ask him what his map means," said Annie. She turned around.

"Maybe it's a space map," said Jack.

"Stars," said Annie. "He drew stars."

"Why?" Jack looked up from the map.

"That's why." Annie pointed. The moon man was flying over the mountains.

Jack and Annie stared at the marks.

Finally he gave the notebook back to Jack.

"Oh, wow," said Jack. "This must be the fourth M thing!"

"Thanks!" Annie cried.