Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky

Thousands of years ago, the Sun and the Moon decided to live together. They got along just great, so they built a large spacious house to live happily in.

One day, the Sun said to the Moon: “The Ocean, our good friend, could come over for a visit. What do you think?” The Moon happily agreed. She had always liked the Ocean.

And so, a few days later, the Sun went to the Ocean to invite him over.

“It’s very kind of you, but I worry I’m just too vast to fit in,” roared the Ocean.

The Sun was well aware of the incredible vastness of their friend. But being the good host he was, he assured the Ocean that there was plenty of room in their house, and that he would surely feel at home there. Eventually, the Ocean agreed to pay a visit.

The next day, the Ocean timidly knocked on Sun and Moon’s door. The Ocean stood outside, still doubting whether he would fit even though the house was truly enormous. The Sun threw the door wide open, and the Ocean started slowly flowing in. The house was quickly filling up with water, but the Sun and the Moon kept encouraging the Ocean not to stay at the doorstep. Although the house was indeed spacious, the water rose all the way to the windows. The Ocean was ashamed of his size and clumsiness so he didn’t want to go any further. But the hosts kept assuring him that everything was fine.

“We can’t have you standing outside when you have travelled all this way,” said the Sun, trying to cheer him up.

So the Ocean got back in motion and the water started rising once again. Soon, it was flowing out through the…