Timothy Gega
11-30-2014, 07:08 AM
The Bunny Rabbit On The Moon<o:p></o:p>
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This is a Hindu tale describing where the rabbit came from,<o:p></o:p>
and how he got to be in the Moon.<o:p></o:p>
<o:p> </o:p>
It is said that the Rabbit was traveling together with a Duck, a Monkey and a Fox.<o:p></o:p>
They were walking along a road when a Hindu god materialized from Heaven <o:p></o:p>
to Test their Faith.<o:p></o:p>
He pretended to be a beggar and asked them to make a sacrifice.<o:p></o:p>
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The Fox immediately went off and brought back a pail of milk.<o:p></o:p>
The Monkey went up a tree and grabbed some mangoes.<o:p></o:p>
The Duck brought the gift of a Fish.<o:p></o:p>
And when the Rabbit was confronted by the deity he said,<o:p></o:p>
"All I eat is grass. I don't know what I can give to you but my flesh."<o:p></o:p>
<o:p> </o:p>
The Hindu deity said, "I'm going to put this cauldron over a fire<o:p></o:p>
and you can jump into it. When you are cooked, I'll eat your flesh."<o:p></o:p>
The Rabbit then went to the top of the rock and jumped into the cauldron.<o:p></o:p>
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At that moment, the Hindu deity had such admiration and compassion for him <o:p></o:p>
that he caught the rabbit in mid-air, then cradled him gently in his arms <o:p></o:p>
and threw him up to the Moon, where his image still exist today <o:p></o:p>
as a sign that we all should behave more like the Rabbit <o:p></o:p>
and give something that comes from the Heart.<o:p></o:p>
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The Rabbit has long been one of the fertility symbols of Spring.<o:p></o:p>
They express the ability of life to keep returning like the Moon.<o:p></o:p>
The (Easter) egg is a symbol of birth and because it contains a bright yellow yolk, <o:p></o:p>
it is also a sign of the Sun.<o:p></o:p>
<o:p> </o:p>
©2009 Alpha Moonprayers<o:p></o:p>
<o:p> </o:p>
This is a Hindu tale describing where the rabbit came from,<o:p></o:p>
and how he got to be in the Moon.<o:p></o:p>
<o:p> </o:p>
It is said that the Rabbit was traveling together with a Duck, a Monkey and a Fox.<o:p></o:p>
They were walking along a road when a Hindu god materialized from Heaven <o:p></o:p>
to Test their Faith.<o:p></o:p>
He pretended to be a beggar and asked them to make a sacrifice.<o:p></o:p>
<o:p> </o:p>
The Fox immediately went off and brought back a pail of milk.<o:p></o:p>
The Monkey went up a tree and grabbed some mangoes.<o:p></o:p>
The Duck brought the gift of a Fish.<o:p></o:p>
And when the Rabbit was confronted by the deity he said,<o:p></o:p>
"All I eat is grass. I don't know what I can give to you but my flesh."<o:p></o:p>
<o:p> </o:p>
The Hindu deity said, "I'm going to put this cauldron over a fire<o:p></o:p>
and you can jump into it. When you are cooked, I'll eat your flesh."<o:p></o:p>
The Rabbit then went to the top of the rock and jumped into the cauldron.<o:p></o:p>
<o:p> </o:p>
At that moment, the Hindu deity had such admiration and compassion for him <o:p></o:p>
that he caught the rabbit in mid-air, then cradled him gently in his arms <o:p></o:p>
and threw him up to the Moon, where his image still exist today <o:p></o:p>
as a sign that we all should behave more like the Rabbit <o:p></o:p>
and give something that comes from the Heart.<o:p></o:p>
<o:p> </o:p>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<o:p></o:p>
<o:p> </o:p>
The Rabbit has long been one of the fertility symbols of Spring.<o:p></o:p>
They express the ability of life to keep returning like the Moon.<o:p></o:p>
The (Easter) egg is a symbol of birth and because it contains a bright yellow yolk, <o:p></o:p>
it is also a sign of the Sun.<o:p></o:p>
<o:p> </o:p>
©2009 Alpha Moonprayers<o:p></o:p>