Moon and His Sister

• The Moon was a good-spirited and friendly Indian whose facce was even brighter than that of the Sun. Moon had one sister, a small star who was often seen beside him, and he had many other star friends.

Myth Cont.

• One day Moon gathered all of his friends together for a great potlatch. His house was very small, and soon the guests had taken up all the space.
• As soon as Moon’s sister arrived, Moon asked her to fetch water for him in several buckets. This was not an easy task, as it was winter. She had to struggle with the cold, howling wind as she walked to get the water. The water was frozen by the river, and she had to chip through the ice in order to fill the buckets.

Myth Cont.

• She walked back to the house with her heavy burden, only to find that there was no room inside for her. She called to her brother, “Where can I sit?”
• Moon was in a very good mood and he just grinned at his sister. “There isn’t enough space for even a mouse in here. I guess you will have to sit on my shoulder,” he laughed.
• Moon’s little sister was not in the mood for his good humor. She took him at his word and jumped onto his shoulder. There she sits even today holder on to her water buckets. Moon is not as bright as he once was as the shadow from her bucks dims his face.