Translation of the science fiction book, Third Planet's Secret (continued)

He didn't even dare to marry because his mother said she would search for a bride for him. Although she has searched for ten years but hasn't found a girl as being suitable for her.
The grandmother won. She wished Seleznevs a pleasant flight and went away by cart.
So, Despite being overweight, Pegasus made a course for the moon in order to refuel and take a new star maps.

Translation of the science fiction book, Third Planet's Secret (continued)

"My son works on an expedition." Answered the grandmother. "There are twenty-five young men with good appetite. Do you want my son to eat this cake alone and not share it with friends?"
"I don't wish anything yet!" cried Green. "I will not fly to anywhere!"
"Oh, you'll fly alright." The grandmother argued. "And I ask that you don't grimace otherwise I'll call to your mother and complain of her heartless son!"
"But we won't do it." Captain Green said and hid in the spaceship. Despite being thick-bearded man, he was very much scared of his mother. He didn't even dare to marry because...

Translation of fantasy book Third Planet's Secret

Suddenly, all of them see the powered cart rush by the spaceport's field. There was something round on it about the size of a piano. There was old woman on the cart near it. When a cart stopped near the spaceship, the woman came to Captain Green and asked him:
"Are you the commander of the spaceship?"
"What's the matter?" asked Captain Green, suspecting something was wrong.
"You have to take a little package for my sonny. He works on Aldebaran."
"I thought so," said Green. "We will never take off."
Professor Seleznev asked, "What kind of little package?"
"My boy has a birthday and I want to send him a little cake. "
"Captain Green," asked Alice. "Let's take the little cake for that boy."
Captain Green though was a growler, but a good man.
"What on earth shall I do," he sighed. "Nowhere to go. I can't refuse if Alice is asking me. Give your cake here, I will put it in the refrigerator."
"Thank you," said the old woman. "My son will treat you with a cake."
And she ordered the robots to take up the huge box from the cart.
"What is this?" Green cried in horror. 

"A little cake." boldly replied the grandmother.
"Your son is a hippopotamus?" asked Captain Green impolitely because he was surprised.

Translation of fantasy book Third Planet's Secret

She just finished her second year of school and a holiday had began. She had already taken a trip to other places on Earth and took a trip even to Mars and Venus but she hadn't been to far planets yet.
Alice, her father, and Captain Green are staying near by the Pegasus and watching the robots load a food and equipments they will need in the expedition on the spaceship. 

Captain Green was very angry about the spaceship being overweight and he didn't know if it could rise. He was muttering that he would resign himself to growing roses but nobody paid attention to his muttering because Captain Green was a pessimist, i.e. he waits for something bad to happen.