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The Sun and the Moon

The Sun and the Moon

Folktale: If the sun says it is more powerful than the moon then let it come and shine at night

     Once upon a time, Sun picked up a quarrel with Moon. Sun boasted, "I'm more powerful than you Moon, and you have no choice but to bow down before me."

    Moon replied, "in fact, the opposite is true in this case. You are the one who should be showing respect to me. You, Sun, shine during day when there is already light, while I shine at night when there is darkness and when light is most needed."

    The quarrel and argument went on and on. They failed to reach an agreement. They then decided to go to the chief for arbitration. The chief said, "If anyone of you is stronger than the other let him go and shine in the other's time, that is to say, Sun should shine at night or Moon should shine during day." They couldn't, and so the quarrel ended.

Chiku Malunga