Reading Notes: British North America Unit Part A

Moon from Wikipedia

The Man in the Moon

• The moon has a physical home as if it is a person. House made of deerskins and a walrus's body. The house tries to bite trespassers.
• Sun and Moon are married. Moon is male and Sun is female. Seems sort of switched from the typical convention.
• The Moon has a dog, it is the only dog on the Moon.
• Contains a large plains area with large herds of deer.
• Moon let the man choose an animal to take back to Earth after he danced with the Moon. He chose a deer and a seal.
• This is a story for why the Earth has deer and seals.

Bibliography

The Man in the Moon from Judson's Myths and Legends of British North America