CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Historian states that it was a simple book of nursery rhymes("Mother Goose") which saved the planet earth from a Martian invasion. The mighty Think-Tank (Commander-in-Chief)of Mars Space Control was all set to invade the earth with a fleet of space-ships.

Detailed explanation-2: -Think-Tank misinterprets the rhymes, takes them as threats to him and Mars. Scared, he calls back Probe One, drops the idea of invading and escapes with his subjects to Alpha Centauri, a hundred million miles away from Mars. Thus, the book ‘Mother Goose’ was responsible for stopping the Martian invasion of Earth.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Mother Goose-an old book of nursery rhymes saved the earth. The Martian invaders could not understand its fun and imagination. They misinterpreted it to be the Earthlings’ record of inter planetary attack on Mars. They were terrified of the Earthlings and evacuated not only Earth but even Mars.

Detailed explanation-4: -’The Book That Saved The Earth, ’ written by Claire Boiko, is a fictional, comedic drama about a nursery book called “Mother Goose.” The play’s plot is set in the twentieth century, and it depicts an attempt by a Martian named Think-Tank and his crew to attack Earth.

Detailed explanation-5: -All the characters reached to a library on earth and misinterpret the books with sandwiches. Later they try to understand the rhymes in the book. They felt that they are in danger and immediately left the earth. Hence, a mere children’s rhymes book saved the earth from the Martian invasion.