Title: Why The Sun and The Moon Live in the Sky
Illustrations by: Blair Lent
Told by: Elphinstone Dayrell
Genre: Folktale
This story speaks about how the Sun and the Water were good friends. The Sun always visited the Water but the Water never came to see the Sun. He explained this was because the Sun's house wasn't big enough. So the Sun, who was married to the Moon, made a bigger house. Soon the Water and his people came and filled up the house. The Sun and the Moon had to rise above their house and enter the sky. This is why they live in the sky.
This story is an African folktale told by a district commissioner of Southern Nigeria. I think this story would be great to use when introducing folktales in a classroom. It is an easy read, the illustrations are like those of Africa, and it is told by an African man. This makes it all very reliable and correct to use with students. This can also be used to introduce African culture and the art. The illustrations are very detailed and interesting to look at. You can do a lesson in which students create their own art of their culture and explain it to the class.
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