He began to speak:
On the moon is a room
With a green glass door.
I can’t go in.
You can’t go in.
What is it for?
Kittens go in.
Puppies too.
But no cats and no dogs.
A drill but not a screw.
A queen but not a king.
A rabbi but not a priest.
Kisses allowed but no hugs.
Not in the least.
You can roll there but not rock
And you won’t find a clock
In the room on the moon
With the green glass door.
Jill can go in.
Jack can’t go in.
So what is it for?
Chapter Fourteen
Along silence followed. Jacksaid, “Two points for the first to correctly guess the secret. One point for the runner-up. Do not reveal the secret if and when you do finally guess it. Just play along…”
“O…kay,” Dustin said. “Got a hint?” He laughed nervously.
“Of course,” Jack said. “I’ll give you many, many hints.”
Lucy took a deep breath.
Jack turned and chose a book off a shelf. “A book can pass through the door,” he said. He opened the book and held up a page. “But not a single page can pass.”
“What?” Andre asked. He looked around wildly as if searching for clues.
Jack put the book back on the shelf. He started a slow walk around the room. “Coffee can pass through the green glass door,” he said as he poured the coffee into a cup and held the cup high as if making a toast. “But not in a mug. Coffee can pass, but not tea.”
Melanie said, “Okay, anyone else confused?”
