Dimitri & Sebastian Go To The Moon

Early one morning when Dimitri woke up,
He had a curious thought as he drank from his cup.
Wouldn’t it be nice to go to the moon,
In a big shiny rocket shaped like a spoon.

He heard a rustle from somewhere upstairs,
Sebastian soon joined him sprawled on the chairs.
“Sebastian,” he cried, “I’ve had a wonderful idea
Let’s go to the moon, it’s really quite near.”

“The Moon!” Shrieked Sebastian, spitting out his toast,
“You know that cheese is the thing I hate most!”
“Oh come now Sebastian,” said Dimitri with mirth,
“You should know that cheese is only found on the earth.”

“Hmm” thought Sebastian, “yes I suppose you’re right.
But we’d better leave now if we’re coming back tonight.”
They borrowed a rocket from Indigo Jones,
The Dragon had made it from old traffic cones.

With a picnic packed they set off quite fast,
And looked through the windows at the stars as they passed.
Dimitri smiled and said “isn’t this fun?”
His mouth filled up with an iced cream bun,

The rocket soon landed flat on the ground,
The moon was quite big and perfectly round.
The Gerbils opened the door and climbed down the stairs,
They set up the picnic and unfolded some chairs.

They discovered soon that the ground was quite soft,
Sebastian sniffed curiously then spluttered and coughed.
“It is made of cheese! I knew I was right!”
He claimed frantically then turned very white.

“I’m feeling quite sick, I really can’t stay,
I’m going to find something to make the smell go away.”
While Sebastian was gone Dimitri had a little taste,
“Well,” he thought, “I can’t let it go to waste.”

Dimitri munched and he munched then he munched some more,
He ate so much that he fell through the floor.
His belly had grown to the size of a wheel,
Dimitri was trapped and he began to squeal.

Sebastian emerged with a peg on his nose,
He heard the commotion, he listened and froze.
“I’ll get you out!” he bellowed quite brave,
And set off towards the friend he must save.

Sebastian ran to the great cavern and peered inside,
But he couldn’t reach Dimitri no matter how hard he tried.
Just when it seemed that all hope would fail,
Sebastian remembered that he had a strong tail.

He turned around and pushed his tail to the floor,
The prisoner grabbed hold with one tired paw.
Slowly but surely Dimitri climbed into sight,
And promised Sebastian he wouldn’t eat another bite.

“I’ve had more than enough cheese for one day at least!
Let’s go to the picnic so you can finish your feast.”
Later with full bellies they headed back home,
They brushed their teeth and gave their fur a comb.

With tired little eyes they climbed into their beds,
And pulled the covers all the way to their heads.
“What an interesting day,” Dimitri said yawning,
“Though perhaps we should just stay in tomorrow morning.”