Week 11 Story: Woman in the Moon
There once was a little Eskimo girl who loved to look at the moon. Every night, she sat by the window and stared up at the moon, admiring her beauty.
“If you keep staring at that moon all night you’ll never fall asleep,” her mother said, gently.
“But she’s so beautiful! She sparkles every night. If I sleep, I’ll wake up and she’s gone!”
“Not tonight, baby.” Her mother picked her up and tucked her in. “Sweet dreams.”
Tonight was different. The wind was colder, the air was crisper, and the night was more alive than ever before.
As the little girl drifted off to sleep, she was suddenly awoken by a hoot. A large snowy owl sat perched outside her window. The little girl got up to get a closer look, and noticed a saddle and harness on the owls back. She climbed out the window and onto the owl, and the two started flying North.
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| Snowy owl, Wikipedia |
The owl kept flying up and up and up; straight to the sky. The little girl soon realized she was going straight to the moon. She had a huge smile on her face as the owl landed on the moon’s shimmering surface.
After giving the owl a pat on the head, she started walking towards what could only be the moon’s house. It was covered in white deer skins, and walrus stood guard at the entrance. The girl was awestruck. Their tusks were as long as her body!
The moon’s dog was white and large. He ran over to the little girl and she giggled as licked her toes. A gorgeous woman stood at the entrance, with long silver hair and a warm smile
“You’re just as pretty as I imagined!” The girl shyly complimented the goddess before her.
“Thank you, little lady.” The moon winked and took the girl’s hand, leading her around her home. It was the end of the night and the little girl knew she had to go home before her mother woke up.
“Thank you so much, Moon!” The little girl hugged the moon for a long time before letting go.
“You may take one thing with you before you go,” the moon said. The girl thought for a very long time before pointing at the walrus.
“Can I have him?”
This was an odd request, for normally visitors to the moon asked for moon dust or rare white deer furs, but Moon had made a promise. The little girl hugged Moon one more time, before boarding the owl again. The large bird grabbed the walrus in its claws, and flew back to earth.
And from that day forward, the eskimo have had walruses to hunt thanks to that little girl’s trip to the moon.
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Author’s Note: This story is about an eskimo who visits the moon and brings back seals and deer, to all the other eskimos. I decided to add a little more personality to this story and make the moon a beautiful woman, and have a little girl make the discovery instead of an adult eskimo.
I tried to make this story sweet, innocent, and just have a feel of wonder.
Bibliography: The Man in the Moon: Central Eskimos, Source
Hi Hayley!
ReplyDeleteI could picture your story in my head as I read it. I love that you used a child as the person that goes to the moon because kids have so much faith and imagination. For me it added some mysticism to the story because I was never sure if this was real, or only the little girl’s dream. Great story!
Hi Hayley! Your story was so excellently written. I actually felt like I was reading one of the original stories instead of a re-written one. I like the idea of the Eskimo girl being so captivated by the moon and that she watched this beautiful eagle fly up to it. I also agree with Sarah that since it was a little girl seeing this, it could have been imaginary, which adds to the wonder of it. Great job!
ReplyDeleteHi Hayley!
ReplyDeleteThis story was so ell written that I had no trouble at all imagining this in my head and really feeling like I was in the story. I think it was pretty incredible that you could do this. I also found it fascinating that you put a child as the person to go to the moon. I loved this story but I wish it was longer - I want more of it!
Hi Hayley! Your story is so sweet. You definitely accomplished what you were trying to get from the story. It sounds like the perfect bedtime story. Keep up the good work, can't wait to read more of your stories!
ReplyDeleteHey Hayley, I think you did an excellent job of giving the story a sense of wonder! This is a cool origin story for why the Eskimo people have Walruses to hunt. Walruses are very strange looking creatures when you think about it, so it does not seem like too much of a stretch for them to have come from the moon. Overall, great job!
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