Zutt was a spaceman.

He flew around the galaxy in his little blue spaceship, visiting all the other worlds that are out there.

He went to big planets and small planets. Cold planets and hot planets. Round planets and square planets. Some of them were covered in hair and springy when he walked on them. Some had creatures on that Zutt would talk to. Some were made of cake. Those ones were Zutt's favourite.

Zutt was allowed to visit any planet he liked, except one.

"Don't you go near that planet now Zutt y'hear?" said the wise old space king, pointing to his galaxy map. "You go anywhere you like, but not there."

Zutt was a very well behaved spaceman and always did what the space king told him.

One day, on a planet where it was always tea-time, Zutt bumped into his friend, Geep.

"Hi Zutt!" said Geep, with a mouthful of scone, "Guess where I've been?"

Zutt tried to think, but couldn't guess. Geep looked about to make sure now one was listening, then pulled out a galaxy map.

"I've been to the forbidden planet!" said Geep, pointing to the same place on the map the King had told Zutt not to go to. "It's loads of fun! I think the King told us not to go so he could enjoy it all by himself!"

Zutt was shocked. Would the King really do something like that?

"You should go!" said Geep, finishing his scone, "The king will never find out anyway".

Geep waved to Zutt and climbed into his own spaceship. Geep's ship was red with a yellow stripe.

"Go see for yourself! Bye!"

Geep flew off into space. Zutt didn't know what to do.


To be continued....