Aya's+story+from+Japan

  A long long time ago, a fox, a monkey and a rabbit were living together in the forest. They helped each other to live a peaceful life, so they were very good friends.
 * The Rabbit in the Moon **

An old man who lived in the moon, he was watching their life from the moon. “Well, who is the most kindest animal? I will go there and test them.”

One day, a strange old man came up to them. The old man said, “I don’t have any food. I haven’t eaten for a long time. I am so hugry.”

The fox, the monkey and the rabbit took pity on him. The monkey said. “Oh, what a poor man. I will get something for you. Please wait here.”



 The three animals went to get some food for the old man. The monkey found a lot of fruit, and the fox caught plenty of fish. But the rabbit couldn’t find anything.

The rabbit cried. He said, ‘Monkey, please gather wood for me. Fox, please make a fire for me.” They just obeyed him.

The rabbit said to the old man. “ I couldn’t find anything for you. You can eat me.” Then he jumped into the fire.

But just then, the old man suddenly changed his figure and said. “You are very kind. But you shouldn’t harm yourself. You don’t need to kill yourself. You are the kindest, so I will take you to my home to live with me.” Then the old man took the rabbit and carried him up to the moon. Now, if you look carefully at the moon, you can see the rabbit shape on the moon surface. The rabbit lives his life forever in the moon. By AYA