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MOON
A Manobo Folk Tale
People
from
long
ago
shared not only the passion
for
telling
stories,
but
folklorists have found many
similarities in the subjects
and
patterns
of
tales
among different cultures.
Versions of the story you
are about to read also exist
in
Malay
and
Indian
folklore. The tale relates
how the stars came about
and why the moon seems
to stay away from the sun.
Comprehension Response
Answer the questions in complete sentence.
1. What did the Moon warn her husband not to do?
2. Why did the Sun kiss the children?
3. What happened to the children?
4. Why did the Sun hide in the forest?
5. What did the Moon do when she found out what
happened to her children?
6. Why did the Sun get angry with the Moon?
7. What did he do in his anger?
8. What did the Moon do with the ashes of her children?
9. Why did the Moon run away?
10.How does this tale explain the absence of the moon
on certain nights? What is the scientific explanation
for the moons absence?