A Stranded Martian

Gilbert was a Martian. He was green and small. He came down from Mars awhile ago and fell into a human girl’s room. They were friends instantly. He explained how his ship was out of fuel, and he was at a loss on this foreign planet. She fed him lemon drops, and helped with his experiments—trying water, juice, peanut butter, gummy bears. Nothing worked and the little alien got more discouraged as time went. And then one day, Gilbert was gone. The little girl looked for his spaceship, but found “fueled my ship!” written in tiny marshmallows on her desk.