Reading Notes Indian Fairy Tales Part B

From How the Sun, Moon, and Wind Went Out to Dinner

(Sun and Moon from Nagy Imre Community Center)

Plot: The Sun, Moon, and Wind went out to dinner with their aunt and uncle, Thunder and Lightning. Their mother, a distant star, watched over everything for them. While they ate, the Moon put some of the food under her fingernail for her mother. The Sun and Wind did not think of their mother. When they went to see her after dinner, she asked what they brought her back. The Sun said she did not think of her mother as she was out enjoying dinner. The mother cursed the Sun and that is why her rays are so hot and miserable on hot days. The Wind also said she did not bring anything for her mother. Her mother cursed her and that is why on hot days the wind is so disagreeable in hot weather. The Moon shook out the wonderful meal she had saved for her mother. Please, the star blessed the Moon and that is why the Moon’s glow is gentle, beautiful, and cool.

Characters: The selfish Sun and Wind who forget about their mother. The thoughtful Moon who makes sure to save some of her bounties for her mother. The mother who doles out blessings and curses to her children.

Lesson: It is important to not forget about your mother while you are out having a good time.

Ideas: I really like this story for the lessons about family and the reasonings for the sun and wind’s heat and the moon’s beauty. I also liked that it was three siblings as I am one of three sisters. I think I would probably just do a straight retelling of this story as I like the way it is and it would be difficult to give out curses and blessings that account for natural phenomena different than the ones in the story. It is possible I could keep the basic story the same and change it to three different aspects of nature.

Story Source: From Indian Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs

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