Section 22
The Moon and Her Mother explained simply
Aesop's Fables by Aesop
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The Moon once begged her Mother to make her a gown. "How can I?" replied she; "there's no fitting your figure. At one time you're a New Moon, and at another you're a Full Moon; and between whiles you're neither one nor the other."
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The Moon once begged her Mother to make her a gown. "How can I?"
replied she; "there's no fitting your figure. At one time you're a New
Moon, and at another you're a Full Moon; and between whiles you're
neither one nor the other."
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What happens here
The moon asks for a gown, but her changing shape makes fitting one impossible.
Why this scene matters
This fable shows that unstable needs are hard to satisfy.
Characters in this scene
- Moon: A central figure in the fable’s conflict and lesson.
- Mother: A central figure in the fable’s conflict and lesson.
Simple story version
The moon wants clothes, but she keeps changing shape. Her mother says no single gown could fit her.