These story's went along with the same themes as the first set of stories. I noticed that there are a lot of Lions in these stories. For the most part they all have animals as the main characters in them too.
What Caused the Shadows on the Moon - There were 4 brothers and sisters of the moon. The older of the siblings were not as pretty or good as the younger 2 siblings. One of the older brothers goes off and betrays his family, and hangs out with the wrong people. When he returns home his mom throws ash in his face because of all his wrong doings. This ash has stayed till this day and thats why there are dark spots on the moon.
What Makes the Lightening - There is a big feast/gathering with all the animals. Thunder is the one who summons everyone to the feast. Thunder asks to hold Lynx's sword, and he moves the sword so fast that it flashes and almost like a flame blinds everyone. All the animals ran away in fear, and thunder and lightening have always gone hand and hand to this day.
The Lazy Tortoise - This Tortoise is very lazy and dirty. A star falls in love with her and comes down to earth and marries her. He could not see her laziness and dirty body from the sky. The star tries to get the Tortoise to change her ways, but she doesn't, and the star leaves his wife. The Tortoise begs for the start to return, but he never does.
How Cat came to Live with Man - This story was interesting because I really like the story about how dog came to live with man. This was a different story but had similar themes. The cats older brother is a lion, and he is mean to her. She runs off to find fire for her brother, but doesn't return because she finds loving children to play with and gets caught up with them. Her brother gets angry with her so she runs back to the humans, and had stayed with them ever since.
(Cat and Human - Wikimedia)
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