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There was once a girl who lived in a small house with her four brothers. The girl had golden hair and seemed to radiate light and happiness with each step she took. Every day her brothers would go out and hunt while the girl would go out and gather fruits, nuts and berries. In the evening they would all gather around their small table and eat a meal together as a family. They lived happily this way for many years.
One day when the girl was out in the woods she saw a ladder leading straight up into the sky. She stared up in wonder. Curiosity overcame apprehension and she decided to climb up the ladder to see what wonders lay in the sky. The girl climbed and climbed until she got to the top of the ladder. She looked around at the vast open sky before her. Then she looked down and it was a beautiful sight. Lost in the moment, the girl forgot to hold onto the ladder!
When the girl let go of the ladder, she drifted through the sky. Although she could go anywhere she wanted to go in the sky, she was unable to get down or get back to the ladder. A few years passed and the girl started to grow very lonely all alone in the sky.
One day, a pale young boy looked up and saw the radiant girl in the sky. He fell in love with her instantly and vowed to find a way to reach her. When he found a ladder leading up into the sky he did not hesitate. At once he began to climb When he reached the top of the ladder he leaped up into the sky. He looked around hoping to catch a glimpse of the girl he loved. He saw her on the opposite end of the sky, just as she was disappearing over the edge of the horizon. The boy decided that no distance was too far, and he immediately began to follow the girl.
At the same time, the girl spotted the boy at the edge of the sky. From the direction she was facing, the boy seemed to be moving away from her. The girl was delighted to see another person in the sky. She longed for company and immediately started moving towards the boy.
The boy and the girl both perused each other, but what they failed to realize is that they were traveling in a circle. No matter how far they travel, the boy and the girl will always be on opposite sides of the earth, forever pursuing but never reaching each other.
The radiant girl turned into the sun, and the pale boy turned into the moon. To this very day you can look up in the sky and see them. They are destined to chase each other across the sky until the end of time, forever lonely, forever reaching.
Author's Note
The original story tells a tale of a boy and a girl. A boy falls in love with a girl. One day, the girl decides to climb a ladder leading into the sky. The boy follows the girl but the girl is already floating away in the sky. The girl becomes the sun and the boy becomes the moon. The boy is always chasing the girl, but never catches her.
I really liked the imagery of this story. The main difference between mine and the original, is that in my story the boy and the girl both chase each other.
Bibliography
The Boy in the Moon is part of the Alaskan Legends unit. Story source: Myths and Legends of Alaska, edited by Katharine Berry Judson (1911).
The picture that you use is perfect for the story! Did you come up with the story before you found the picture or vice versa? What a creative story though. I feel like that could be a metaphor for a lot of things in life. I feel like guys will never truly understand girls or girls understand guys. Your story made me think about how true that can be. I also thought about how awesome it would be to fly but how boring it would soon become if all I could do was fly. In a way it made me appreciate my ability to manipulate my movement. Great story overall!
ReplyDeleteWow Carmen! I really liked your retelling of this story! I didn’t realize where it would end until later in the story, which was a great twist! I was really happy when the girl was about to get some company, but then realized that it wouldn’t happen. It’s a really cool story, but also kind of said that the two are destined to be lonely for the rest of time.
ReplyDeleteI loved your story! It was so well written and great to read from beginning to end. I love that the girl was so curious as to what was in the sky that she built a ladder to see what was up there. It was also so cute that the boy fell in love with her and wanted to be with her. It was sad at the end, however, that they were at opposite sides and never were allowed to be together. Great story!
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ReplyDeleteThis was a really good story, great job! It was written very well and you did a great job of retelling the original story in your own words. I think it was awesome how the girls was extremely curious to what was in the sky and decided to build a ladder to climb up there and see what was up there. It was such an up and down moment when the girl was about to get company, but then did not get any. But great story, even though those two have to be lonely forever.
What a great story! I'm a sucker for stories of all kinds that involve space/the sun/the moon/stars, especially when they involve folklore too. But you have really clear prose and that gives this story a folkloric tone that I would feel even if I didn't KNOW it was folklore--I wish I could do this, but my stories tend to be hopelessly cluttered with people's thoughts (probably because my mind is hopelessly cluttered with my own thoughts, lol). Anyway, great job, and congratulations on finishing the class so early!
ReplyDeleteWow this was a really neat story! It sounds like the original was a good story too. I’m glad that you got inspiration from that story to write this one, it is sometimes fun to put your own spin on a story. The image you used was so pretty, I love it. And it fits perfectly with the idea of the sky being a circle and the boy and girl always chasing each other.
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