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How The Moon Became Beautiful

The Moon was once sad because his face was dark and gloomy, and no one liked to look at him. He complained to the stars and flowers about wanting to be appreciated. The flowers told the story to a beautiful maiden named Tseh-N'io. The Moon fell in love with Tseh-N'io upon seeing her beauty and gentleness. Tseh-N'io agreed to go live with the Moon, leaving her home forever. Now the Moon's face is bright and beautiful, resembling Tseh-N'io, and he gives a soft light to the world as a reminder of her gentle nature.

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How The Moon Became Beautiful

The Moon was once sad because his face was dark and gloomy, and no one liked to look at him. He complained to the stars and flowers about wanting to be appreciated. The flowers told the story to a beautiful maiden named Tseh-N'io. The Moon fell in love with Tseh-N'io upon seeing her beauty and gentleness. Tseh-N'io agreed to go live with the Moon, leaving her home forever. Now the Moon's face is bright and beautiful, resembling Tseh-N'io, and he gives a soft light to the world as a reminder of her gentle nature.

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How the Moon

Became Beautiful
by Anonymous

The Moon is very


beautiful with his
round, bright face
which shines with soft
and gentle light on all
the world of man. But
once there was a time
when he was not so
beautiful as he is now.
Six thousand years
ago the face of the
Moon became
changed in a single
night. Before that time
his face had been so
dark and gloomy that
no one liked to look at
him, and for this
reason he was always
very sad.
One day he
complained to the
flowers and to the
stars—for they were
the only things that
would ever look in his
face.
He said, "I do not like
to be the Moon. I wish
I were a star or a
flower. If I were a star,
even the smallest one,
some great general
would care for me; but
alas! I am only the
Moon and no one likes
me. If I could only be a
flower and grow in a
garden where the
beautiful earth women
come, they would
place me in their hair
and praise my
fragrance and beauty.
Or, if I could even grow
in the wilderness
where no one could
see, the birds would
surely come and sing
sweet songs for me.
But I am only the
Moon and no one
honors me."
The stars answered
and said, "We can not
help you. We were
born here and we can
not leave our places.
We never had any one
to help us. We do our
duty, we work all the
day and twinkle in the
dark night to make the
skies more beautiful.—
But that is all we can
do," they added, as
they smiled coldly at
the sorrowful Moon.
Then the flowers
smiled sweetly and
said, "We do not know
how we can help you.
We live always in one
place—in a garden
near the most
beautiful maiden in all
the world. As she is
kind to every one in
trouble we will tell her
about you. We love her
very much and she
loves us. Her name is
Tseh-N'io." Still the
Moon was sad. So one
evening he went to
see the beautiful
maiden Tseh-N'io. And
when he saw her he
loved her at once. He
said, "Your face is very
beautiful. I wish that
you would come to
me, and that my face
would be as your face.
Your motions are
gentle and full of
grace. Come with me
and we will be as one
—and perfect. I know
that even the worst
people in all the world
would have only to
look at you and they
would love you. Tell
me, how did you come
to be so beautiful?"
"I have always lived
with those who were
gentle and happy, and
I believe that is the
cause of beauty and
goodness," answered
Tseh-N'io.

And so the Moon went


every night to see the
maiden. He knocked
on her window, and
she came. And when
he saw how gentle and
beautiful she was, his
love grew stronger,
and he wished more
and more to be with
her always.
One day Tseh-N'io
said to her mother, "I
should like to go to the
Moon and live always
with him. Will you
allow me to go?"
Her mother thought so
little of the question
that she made no
reply, and Tseh-N'io
told her friends that
she was going to be
the Moon's bride.
In a few days she was
gone. Her mother
searched everywhere
but could not find her.
And one of Tseh-N'io's
friends said,—"She
has gone with the
Moon, for he asked
her many times."
A year and a year
passed by and Tseh-
N'io, the gentle and
beautiful earth
maiden, did not return.
Then the people said,
"She has gone forever.
She is with the Moon."

The face of the Moon


is very beautiful now. It
is happy and bright
and gives a soft,
gentle light to all the
world. And there are
those who say that the
Moon is now like Tseh-
N'io, who was once
the most beautiful of
all earth maidens.

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