The man in the moon is very tired tonight but he had a visit from Boris the little blue bird who came to tea.
The legend of the man in the moon comes from both judeo Christian and Eastern mythology. We also discovered that there's a rabbit in the moon which comes from Buddhist tradition which tells of when the ruler of heaven comes down to earth in disguise as a beggar and encounters a fox, a monkey and a rabbit. He asks them each to bring him some food. The monkey brings some fruit and the fox brings fish. The rabbit, however, throws himself onto the fire and offers himself as food. The rabbit does not burn though and the ruler of heaven reveals himself. In honour of the rabbits selfishness he takes him up to heaven with him for eternity and imprints his image on the moon.
There might also be fish on the moon (friends or food for man in the moon), according to Piddly 1. In a roman legend the man in the moon was sent there as punishment for stealing fish. You can certainly make out his eyes -mare serenetatis and mare tranquilitatis, nose and mouth.
Oiche Mhaith Luna, l'uomo Della Luna e coniglio Della Luna.
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