'Where are you from? 'Stobey asks.
'Third planet from the Sun.'
'Planet Earth?'
'That's right,' from the other space suit.
'Well, then, call it that, 'Stobey says. 'Who are you? Do people on
Planet Earth have names?'
'Of course we have names. Every one on Planet Earth has a name. How
could we tell each other apart, or write each other letters, or call each
other on the telephone if we didn't each have our own name.'
'We also have names,' Stobey says. 'My name is Stobey and,' she points
to Slutter, 'this is my friend, Slutter.'
Stobey points straight up at Chug's head towering above her and adds,
'This is our guide around Super-Rock Playground and he's our friend.
His name is Chug-a-lug, and he's a Hooten-Nanny.'
'We're very happy to meet you,' says the voice from the first space suit.
'Now tell us your names,' Stobey says.
'Our names,' says the same voice, 'are Suzanne and Roger. I'm Suzanne.'
'Suzanne and Roger. What strange and interesting names.' Stobey
repeats the names a few times, and so do Slutter and Chug. 'Suzanne
and Roger. Suzanne and Roger.
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