The Hare and the Moon

uNogwaja the Hare was looking at the Moon and felt sad that it was all alone in the dark sky. He decided he would bring the Moon a wife. He went to his village and found the most beautiful, radiant maiden, whose skin was said to shine in the dark. He convinced her to come with him on a great adventure. He led her to the top of the highest mountain, where the Moon was so close it seemed you could touch it. "Wait here," he told her, "and your groom will come for you." As the Moon rose, it saw the beautiful maiden waiting. Its light grew brighter and brighter as it fell in love with her. The Moon reached down with a beam of light and lifted the maiden up into the sky to be with him. The Hare had succeeded. And now, when you look at the full moon, you can sometimes see the faint shape of the beautiful maiden sitting next to her husband. The Hare, for his act of kindness, was blessed by the Moon, which is why it is said that hares are creatures of the twilight, most active under the Moon's gentle, happy light.