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How the Sun and Moon came to be

There was once two brother who lived together in the woods with the animals in the darkness. It was always dark and the brothers had a hard time seeing and hunting for food, as their eyes were not designed for the darkness. One day, the eldest brother got sick and on his death bed told his brother he would give light to the world. The eldest brother was buried under a great oak tree the following day. The next day a bright light awake the younger brother. He walked out of the cave to see the sun. He felt the warmth and heat and knew it was his brother. Later when the sun went down the darkness crept in and the youngest brother swore that when he died he'd bring light to the darkness. The dilema he had, was some of his animal brothers only come out during the total darkness while others needed some light to see and hunt. He slept and thought about how to over come this dilema, and after a week of thinking came up with a solution.
For a few days a month he'd shine bright and let his light illuminate the darkness and then slowly wane off and for a few nights, let his brothers who needed total darkness come out to play. When he died the animals of the forest wept for joy knowing his life was continuing to help them, even though his physical body was now dead. The animals put him under a Holly Tree. The following night after his brother had done his duty and moved on, the bright white light of the moon shown down and all the world could see.
To this day the Sun and Moon would forever be thanked for their noble sacrifice and the love they showed the world.

Written by : Lady SilverVixen
aka
Nikole Arnold

or for shorter terms, Me :D lol

Hope you guys liked this, and the more experienced members will get the hidden meaning about the oak and holly tree. hehe....thought this would help teach some kids, my students seemed to have liked it, so I thought I'd share.

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Permalink Reply by TempestMoon on November 13, 2009 at 5:30pm

Great story Lady SilverVixen... Here in Australia where I live the Aboriginals have a few 'dreamtime' versions/myths of how the sun and moon came to be. I have posted one for your interest!

"The Dreamtime" - Aboriginal story of Creation.

A basic understanding of the concept of “the Dreamtime” or Creation period is an important part of recognizing the inextricable bond traditional Aborigines have for the land and their culture.

Traditional Aborigines believe the earth, like the sky, always existed and was the home of supernatural beings. At the beginning of time the earth looked like a featureless, desolate plain. Nothing existed on the surface. The earth was covered in eternal darkness as the sun and moon were still slumbering under the earth’s cold crust. Only beneath the surface of the earth did life already exist in the form of thousands of supernatural beings which lay dormant, along with a vague form of human life that existed in the shape of semi-embryonic masses of half developed infants.

Time began when the supernatural beings awoke and broke through the surface of the earth. The earth was soon flooded with light as the sun too rose from the ground. The supernatural beings varied greatly in appearance. Some rose in animal shapes resembling kangaroos and emus, other emerged in human guise looking like perfectly formed men and women. There was an indivisible link between humans, animals and plants. Those beings that looked like animals thought and acted like humans, and those in human form could change at will into animals.

After emerging from their eternal slumber, the beings – referred to as totemic ancestors (such as Wallaby Dreaming and Emu Dreaming etc) – moved about the earth bringing into being the physical features of the landscape. Mountains, sandhills, plains and rivers all arose to mark the deeds of the wandering totemic ancestors. Not a single prominent feature was created which was not associated with an episode of the supernatural beings.

The sacred songs of their deeds were compositions by the supernatural beings themselves. It was these compositions which became the subject of the many sacred myths, songs and ceremonies in which Aboriginal religious beliefs were to find expression. Hence, they were sung on ceremonial occasions and body decorations were worn by actors impersonating the totemic ancestors. All sacred ritual was regarded as eternal and unalterable.

The supernatural beings continued to roam until, exhausted by their effort, they fell back into their sleep and returned to the earth. Many vanished into the ground, often from the sites where they first emerged, others turned into physical objects like rocks or trees. The places that marked their final resting places were regarded as sacred sites to be approached only by initiated men. But before their disappearance from the face and of the earth, the sun and the moon and the rest of the earth-born celestial beings rose into the sky, and man was left to wander the earth.

Permalink Reply by Lady SilverVixen on November 13, 2009 at 8:17pm