[Grandpa's Grumbling] A story about the three Taros, the three princesses, and Grandpa!?

(Grandchild) Grandpa, come here quickly. Tell us your story!?

(Grandpa) Did you drink your barley tea? Did you say goodnight to Grandma?

(Grandchild) I did. Goodnight, Grandma!

(Grandma) Goodnight. Let me hear Grandpa's story too!?

(Grandchild) Sure, Grandma. I'll make room for you here. <The grandchild gets in the middle, they lie side-by-side, and Grandpa's story begins>

(Grandpa) A story about the three Taros, the three princesses, and Grandpa!? Well, today's story is about a science class in the 4th grade, class 3.
Grandpa the teacher said, 'Today's topic is the sun and the planets. Does everyone know what kind of planets are around the sun?'

(Grandchild) Yes, I know. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto!?

(Grandpa) Oh my, there's someone in the classroom besides the three princesses.

(Grandchild) It's fine. Let's pretend Princess Ariel transferred in today. It's a story about the three Taros, the four princesses, and Grandpa, okay?

(Grandpa) Yes, I understand. Let's start over then.

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A story about the three Taros, the four princesses, and Grandpa!?

(Teacher Grandpa) Now, everyone, today's topic is the sun and the planets. How many planets do you all know?

(Princess Ariel) Yes, teacher!

(Teacher Grandpa) Yes, Ariel.

(Princess Ariel) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. The one closest to the sun is Mercury, Venus is next, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Those are the planets, and Pluto was removed from the list of planets because it was too small.

(Teacher Grandpa) Wonderful! Who taught you that, Ariel?

(Princess Ariel) My grandpa taught me. He said that when he was a child, he was taught that Pluto was a planet.

(Teacher Grandpa) Is that so? He sounds like a good grandpa. Alright, Ariel, please be quiet for a while now.

(Princess Ariel) Yes, I understand.

(Grandpa Teacher) Next, Kintaro, if the Earth is a planet, what kind of star is the Sun? Ariel, please listen quietly.

(Kintaro) Um, the Sun is, what was it again? <Grandpa changes his voice and continues the story>

(Momotaro) Kin-chan, it's called a fixed star.

(Grandpa Teacher) Yes, Momo-chan, thank you for helping. It's called a fixed star. A planet is called a planet in English, and a fixed star is called a fixed star, which refers to a star that is heavy enough to shine on its own and appears fixed in the night sky. How heavy do you think the Sun is? If the Earth's weight is 1, how heavy is the Sun? Kagu-chan, do you know?

(Princess Kaguya) I have no idea.

(Grandpa Teacher) The Sun's radius is 100 times that of the Earth, and its weight is 300,000 times that of the Earth.

(Princess Kaguya) Wow!

(Grandpa Teacher) Now, next, why does the Sun keep burning? Does anyone know?

(Princess Ariel) ...

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(Grandpa) I was planning to talk about how the Sun has a massive amount of hydrogen and that hydrogen undergoes nuclear fusion to deliver energy to the Earth, but they're already asleep.

(Grandma) But they are listening to the science talk with quite a lot of interest, aren't they?

(Grandpa) That's true. I'm happy they're interested in science. But even though they ask me to tell them a story, they fall asleep right away while listening. I'm being used as a lullaby. <Grumbling ends>

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