(This was written for a junior high drama class, as noted by the date at the bottom)
Once, thousands of years ago, there was no moon. At night, the people could see only by the dim light of the stars. This wasn't enough light for people to truly see anything by. Many people became upset because they couldn't do things or go out at night. Some were afraid to go out. One night, a young woman named Moona, had a need to go out, but could not see to leave her home. She took animal skins and cut a circle from each thin scraped piece. She sewed these together to form a bag. Inside this bag, she poured oil and put a small chunk from her fire in it. Then she went outside and threw it into the air. The bag flew up and stuck in the sky among the stars. Her moon gave her enough light to travel by, but slowly, as time passed, the fire inside went out. Then, one night, it was gone. Moona could not see to go out any more. So she made a new moon and threw it into the sky. This was repeated once a month or once a moon, as Moona called the time her moon remained lit. Many years later, Moona made her last moon, then she died. Her spirit flew into the sky and even now, she makes each new moon when the old one goes out. Original date: May 15/96
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AuthorAlexandra A. 'Lexa' Cheshire is the author of numerous novels and short stories published through Howling Wolf Books. Lexa is a wife, mother, cat owner, and music lover. Archives
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