Week 6 Story: Bedtime Story Lesson

The father put his son to sleep, but after he tucked him into bed and headed for the door the son asked for a bedtime story. The father reluctantly agreed to read his son one and only one bedtime story before bed. The father knew that the son was giving the mother difficultly this morning and decided to teach the boy a lesson through one of the oldest stories in time. It began...

There once lived Sun, Moon, and Wind. These were the children of their mother Star, who had just sent them off to dine and feast with their beloved friends. Sun and Wind were the oldest of the three children and were at times greedy and thought only of themselves. Moon on the other hand was humble and selfless. All three had enormous amounts of fun with their friends all the while eating exquisite foods. Sun and Wind ate until their stomachs gave out, but Moon was humble and selfless. Moon knew that their mother, Star, was waiting at home all alone for her sons to come home. With this in mind Moon brought back a little bit of everything for their mother. When the sons arrived back home, their mother asked them what they had brought back for her. In ignorance, Sun and Wind told their mother that nothing was brought back for her because they were out with their friends to have a good time and not think about home or what to bring back. Moon, on the other hand, brought back a little bit of everything for their dear mother. Star saw what kind of children she had brought to this world and cursed Sun and Wind to all of eternity. Sun was to be high in the sky where its rays will burn anything it touches causing people to avoid it. Wind was to blow through the hot and scorching weather, shriveling and parching all things in its path. She then turned to Moon and told her that she will be high in the nights sky. She will be bright, cool, and beautiful for people will always say that Moon is blessed.

(Sun, Moon, and Wind, Source: Kidsgen)

The father had finished the bedtime story and begun to close his book. He looked into his sons eyes and told him that there is a lesson/moral to every story. The son did not understand what the father was talking about, so the father told him that in this story the Sun and Wind did not appreciate their mother and thought nothing of her in times of fun. However, for Moon she thought of her mother and was very sincere, bringing food back for her. The lesson was that even when you grow up, or have fun, or get mad at your mother, you must always think of her because she is always thinking of you. After hearing this, the son got right up out of bed and ran all the way to his mother. Hugging her tightly he apologized for his bad behavior earlier that day.

Author's Notes:
The original story was exactly the same as the bedtime story told in this rendition. Nothing changed except for how the story was told. The lesson behind this story was very strong in my opinion and can be applied to most people who grow up or get anger at their mothers. In my version, I had the father tell his son the story of Sun, Moon, and Wind and how they went out with their friends to dine and feast and have fun. The son had caused problems for his mother earlier that day and I wanted this story to be told to him as a lesson.

Bibliography: "How Sun, Moon, and Wind Went Out to Diner" by Joseph Jacobs. Web Source