Long long ago
There lived a boy who was sad all the time
Now, though he was unhappy
The boy did not cry tears
For in those days
There were no tears on the earth
And even when people were sad
They did not shed tears
One night
Moon saw how sad the boy was
And he took pity on him
Moon floated down, down, down to the earth
And came to rest beside the boy
Oh child
You do not have tears to show your sadness
But I have come to help you
With me by your side
When you cry
Tears will come to your eyes
Do not let your tears fall to the earth
Let your tears fall on me
And with that
The boy began to weep
He sobbed great salty tears
The boys tears were the very first on the earth
He did not let the tears fall on the ground
Rather his tears fell upon moon
Moon then blessed the boy and said
From this time on people will love you
You will no longer be alone and said
And when you do shed tears, in time
The Sadness will go away
Moon then blessed the boy and said
From this time on people will love you
The sadness will go away
After that the boy was loved by everyone
He grew into a man
And he had many sons and daughters
Who filled his life with Love and joy
And ever since that night
Moon has carried the boys tears with him
As he travels across the sky
On full moon nights
You can see the tears
There they are
Spilling out of moons left eye
