princess on the moon

my pastor's sermon reminded me of a bedtime story i used to tell my girls..

there once was a beautiful princess on the moon.  one day, she asked her dad about another planet that she saw in the distance, and if she could visit it.  her dad took her to earth; she loved it so much, she would visit each month, and eventually fell in love with a human.  when her dad told her she couldn't be with an earthling, she cried and cried - taking pity on her, dad said she could visit him once a year.  she could also watch him from a distance once a month... hence, we have a full moon each month so that she can see her lover clearly from the moon, and vice versa.  and once a year, we celebrate the moon festival - a celebration of love.