Q.What is the shape of a globe?
A.Round, like an orange.

Q.Is the earth round, like an orange?
A.Yes.

Q.Does it always stand still?
A.No, it goes round the sun.

Q.How often does it go round the sun in a year?
A.
Once.

Q.Does it go round anything else but the sun?
A.Yes, round its own axis, in the same way as you turn the balls round on the wires of the arithmeticon.