Sun And Moon

The most touching of all folklore j ries may be found iii Charles F. ! mis' "Pueblo Folklore." It is one of i the many wyths of the moon and fnlly conceived. The sun is the I ther, the moon the Allmother, and both shine with equal light in the heavens. J3ut the Trucs, the superior divinities, find that mau, the animáis, the flowers, weary of a constant day. Tl.ey agree to put out the Allfather's, or sun's, eyes. The Allmother - the moon - offers herself as a sacrifice. "Blind me," sbe says, 'and Jeave my husband's eyes . " The Trnps say, "It is good, woman. " They aroept the sacrifice and take Bway one oí the Allmother 's eyes. Henee the moon is less brilliant than the sun. The man fmás re.st at night, and the flowers slcf-p. In Mrs Leiber Cohen's transiation of bacher M.aboch'6 "Jewish Telos" there is a variant of tho son and moon story derived frotn the Talmud. Briefly told, the sun and moon are equally luniinons. It is the moon who wants to be more brilliant than the sun. Deity is augered at her demands. Her light is lessened. "The moon grew pale. Then God pitied her and gave her the stars for companions. "