Celtic Tale
The Russet Dog
This Celtic tale brings you a merry story of a savvy fox. When her beautiful russet coat becomes a home for annoying fleas, the fox thinks of a clever way how to get rid of them.
Each night the Moon
How does he change? First, he shows off just a tiny slice, which we call a crescent. It looks a little like a fingernail sliver. Then he shows half of his face, looking like the letter D colored in. And when he comes out whole, lighting up the night, that’s when he gets the most attention. It’s what we call the full moon. Lastly, after that, he slowly covers himself again. He’s waning, and he looks like the letter C. He never looks the same two days in a row. And some nights, he takes a complete a night off, not showing up at all. We say it’s a moonless night.
Every night, when the crickets are
He has asked his mom to make him a pretty, glittery costume he could show off in front of everyone one night. He imagines a long orange cloak trailing across the sky or perhaps a nice sparkly hat that would make him shine even brighter.
His mom only sighs
“Why not?” he pouted. “Why can’t you give me a new look? I’m so fed up with this! I have had this same style for ages and ages. I’m pretty sure nobody cares anymore,” whined