Why Sun and Moon Live in the Sky

WHY SUN AND MOON LIVE IN THE SKY (Africa) CAST:

2 village storytellers

STORY:

Sun and Moon invite Water into their house.

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Over there! Over there!

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(I swear it)

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Sun, and his sister Moon, lived together in a big house.

And their best friend

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(Water)

1.

used to live next door. And one day Sun said to Water:

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“Water

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how come you never try to visit us?” And Water answered: “O no my friends. I am much too big. Your house . . . will never hold me.

So Sun 2.

(and his sister Moon)

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worked hard to build even a bigger house

2.

(right next to the old one).

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And they again called out to Water: “Water!

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(Water!)

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Come in! Our house is finally finished.”

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(Catastrophe!)

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For Water did come rolling in, along with his fish

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(and his mud).

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And soon Sun

2.

(and his sister Moon)

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were watching him seep . . . onto their floor.

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“Should I still keep coming?”

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(shouted Water).

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“Yes”

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“(they answered).

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“We don’t mind a little dampness!”

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So Water

2.

(with great bounds)

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kept coming

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(and coming).

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And soon

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(I swear it)

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he had risen as high as the chairs . . . and even the tables

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(and even the window sills).

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“Keep coming”

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(shouted Sun)

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“you are beautifully . . . washing our walls.”

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But now Water had risen

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(practically)

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to the ceiling. And Sun

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(and his sister Moon)

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had to climb . . . to their grassy roof.

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“He is so vast”

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(cried Moon)

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“and he is still . . . pouring in. We’ll have to leap”

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(she said)

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“Into the sky.”

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And they did

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(I swear it)

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leap . . . into the sky, where they still are.

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See them? There.

2.

There!

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Sun!

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(then Moon).

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Then Sun!

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Then Moon.

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First one passing.

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(then the other passing)

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Circling.

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(circling)

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Waiting . . .

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(I swear it!)

1. . . . for their house to dry.

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