Why the Hare's Nose is Slit
Summary
TLDRIn this enchanting tale, Little Jan and his friends gather around Outa, who narrates a story about the moon's message to mankind. The moon enlists the crocodile to deliver a message about life and death, but the lazy creature is outsmarted by the quick-witted hare, who alters the message. The moon's anger at the hare's deceit results in a chase and a fight, leaving the hare with a slit nose and the moon's face forever scarred. The story serves as a lesson on the consequences of deceit and the futility of violence.
Takeaways
- 🌕 The story revolves around Little Jan's curiosity about the moon and a traditional tale told by Outa.
- 🌙 The moon is personified as a lady who is both beautiful and sometimes cruel, reflecting its waxing and waning phases.
- 🐊 The moon sends a message to humans via the crocodile, illustrating the moon's cycles of life and death.
- 🦝 The hare, NE HOSA, tricks the crocodile into giving him the message to deliver, showcasing cunning and deceit.
- 💬 The message 'as I die and dying live, so also shall you die and dying live' is a profound statement about life's cyclical nature.
- 😱 The humans react with fear to the message, experiencing goosebumps and hair standing on end, symbolizing their mortality.
- 😜 Outa teases the children with the story, hinting at the deeper meaning behind the tale.
- 🤕 The moon attempts to punish the hare for his trickery, leading to a fight that results in the hare's slit nose.
- 🌗 The moon's scars represent the lasting impact of conflict, emphasizing the story's moral about the consequences of fighting.
- 📖 The story concludes with a moral lesson about the futility of fighting and the importance of peace.
Q & A
Why does the story mention the moon being 'slit'?
-The story uses the term 'slit' to describe the nose of the hare, which is a result of a fight with the Moon. This is a metaphorical way to explain the hare's physical feature.
What is the significance of the moon's phases in the story?
-The moon's phases symbolize the cycle of life and death in the story. The moon grows and shrinks, representing its 'life' and 'death', which is a message it sends to mankind through the crocodile.
Why does the Moon choose the crocodile to deliver her message?
-The Moon chooses the crocodile because she believes pinching his tail will make him move quickly. However, the crocodile is depicted as slow and not very efficient, which leads to the message being delivered incorrectly.
What message does the Moon want to send to mankind according to the story?
-The message the Moon wants to send is 'As I die and dying live, so also shall you die and dying live.' It is a metaphor for the cycle of life and rebirth.
How does the hare alter the Moon's message?
-The hare changes the message to 'As I die and dying perish, so shall you also die and come wholly to an end,' which is a much more ominous and frightening message.
What happens when the hare delivers the altered message to mankind?
-When the altered message is delivered, mankind becomes frightened and their hair stands on end, symbolizing their fear of death and the end of life.
Why does the Moon become angry with the hare?
-The Moon becomes angry with the hare because he has altered her message and caused fear among mankind, which was not her intention.
What is the consequence for the hare after the Moon's anger?
-As a consequence, the Moon tries to punish the hare by hitting him with a big stick, which results in the hare having a slit nose.
What moral does the story convey about fighting?
-The story conveys that fighting is a miserable thing that leaves lasting marks and pain, even after the fight is over, and that it's best to avoid conflict when possible.
How does the story end, and what is the message to the listeners?
-The story ends with a moral lesson about the consequences of fighting and the Moon's scars as a reminder. The message to the listeners is to avoid conflict and seek peace.
Outlines
🌕 The Tale of the Moon's Cruelty and the Hair's Slit Nose
In this paragraph, the story is set under the full moon where little Jan and Carol are captivated by its beauty. Jan wonders about the moon's distance and beauty, prompting the old native Outa to explain. Outa tells a tale about the moon being both beautiful and cruel, likening it to the natural order of things. The story shifts to a time when the moon sought a messenger for humans. She chose the slow crocodile, pinching his tail to make him move faster. The crocodile, however, was lazy and slow, leading to a humorous encounter with the hare, who mocked the crocodile's slow pace. The tale serves as a lesson about the moon's influence and the consequences of laziness and cruelty.
🐇 The Hare's Deception and the Moon's Revenge
This paragraph continues the story where the hare, Ne Hossa, tricks the crocodile into giving him the moon's message to deliver. The message is a profound one about life and death, mirroring the moon's phases. The hare, however, mischievously alters the message, causing fear among the humans who receive it. The moon, angered by the hare's deception, attempts to punish him but he escapes, only to be struck on the nose, leaving him with a permanent slit. The story concludes with a moral about the lasting impact of fights and the importance of peace, as the hare's nose and the moon's face bear the scars of their encounter. The paragraph ends with a call to subscribe for more stories, wishing the audience good night and sweet dreams.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Moon
💡Crocodile
💡Hare
💡Message
💡Transformation
💡Punishment
💡Cycle
💡Serenity
💡Courage
💡Fairy Tale
Highlights
Little Jan's contemplation of the full moon and its serenity.
The old native outa's explanation of the moon's distance and beauty.
The moon's cruelty and its connection to the hare's slit nose.
The tale of the moon's message to men, delivered via the crocodile.
The crocodile's slow journey and the moon's attempt to motivate him.
The hare's encounter with the crocodile and his mockery of the moon's message.
The hare's quick delivery of the moon's message to men.
Men's reaction to the moon's message and their fear of death.
The hare's deception of the moon about delivering her message.
The moon's anger and her attempt to punish the hare.
The hare's escape from the moon's punishment and his resulting slit nose.
The moon's scars as a result of the hare's retaliation.
The moral of the story: the consequences of fighting and the lasting marks it leaves.
The storyteller's invitation for the audience to subscribe for more tales.
The storyteller's wish for the audience's good night and sweet dreams.
The anticipation for the next story in the series.
Transcripts
story why the hair's nose is slit the
curtains had not yet been drawn nor the
shutters closed and little Jan looked
with wide serious eyes at the full moon
sailing serenely in the cold
Sky then he sighed as though thoughts
too big for expression stirred within
him and turned absently towards the
purring
fire and why does the big man make such
a sign asked out a Carol
it is like the wind in the mey land at
Sun
under little Jan's eyes slowly withdrew
their gaze from some inward vision and
became conscious of the old native outa
he said why is the moon so far away and
so beautiful and so
golden at to hear him now how can out to
tell it is mar so just like grass is
green and fire is hot so the the Moon is
far away and beautiful and
golden but she is a cruel lady sometimes
too and it is through her that the poor
little hair runs about with a slit in
his nose
today tell us outa little Jan dropped
onto the rug beside the basket of melee
cobs and the others edged
nearer and why do you call the moon a
lady asked Pai of the inquiring mind
but doesn't Basha know that the Moon is
a lady oh yes and for all her beauty she
can be cross and cruel sometimes like
other Ladies as you will
hear long long ago when the world was
quite young the lady Moon wanted someone
to take a message to men she tried first
one creature and then another but no
they were all too busy they couldn't go
at last she called the
crocodile he is very slow and not much
good but the lady Moon thought she would
pinch his tail and make him go
quickly so she said to him go down to
men at once and give them this message
as I die and dying live so also shall
you die and dying
live bajis know how the Moon is
sometimes big and round so and out 's
diminutive hands described a Wide Circle
and remained suspended in the air like
she is now in the sky then every night
she gets smaller and smaller so so so so
so till Clap The Crooked fingers come
together with a bang there's no more
Moon she is
dead then one night a silver horn hangs
in the sky thin very thin in it is the
new moon that grows and grows and gets
beautiful and
golden by the aid of the small claw-like
hands the moon grew to the full before
the children's interested eyes and so it
goes on always living and growing and
dying and living again so the lady Moon
pinched old o crocodile's tail and he
gave one jump and off he started with
the
message he went quickly while the moon
watched him but soon he came to a band
in the road round he went with a great
turn for a crocodile's back is stiff
like a plank he can't bend it and then
when he thought he was out of sight he
went slower and slower drift draff
drippity drift draff drift draff
drippity drift draff like a knee
haltered horse he was Tosh to too lazy
all of a sudden there was a noise shush
H HHH and there was the little
hair ha ha ha he laughed what is the
meaning of this drift draff drippity
drift
draff where are you going in such a
hurry o crocodile I can't stop to speak
to you NE HOSA said um crocodile trying
to look busy and to hurry up
the lady moon has sent me with a message
to men and what is the message o
crocodile it's a very important one as I
die and dying live so also
shall you die and dying live a but that
is a stupid message and you can't ever
run o you are so
slow you can only go drift draff
drippity drift draff like a knee
haltered horse but I go shush H HHH like
the
wind give the message to me and I will
take it very well said the lazy
crocodile but you must say it over first
and get it right so neas said the
message over and over and then shush
hhhh he was off like the
wind here he was there he was and you
could only see the white of his tail and
his little behind legs getting small in
the
distance at last he came to men and he
called them together and said listen
sons of the baboon a wise man comes with
a
message by the lady Moon I am sent to
tell you as I die and dying perish so
shall you also die and come holy to an
end then men looked at each other and
shivered
all of a sudden the Flesh on their arms
was like Goose flesh what shall we do
what is this message that the lady moon
has sent as I die and dying perish so
shall you also die and come wholly to an
end they shivered again and the goose
flesh crept right up their backs and
into their hair and their hair began to
rise up on their heads just like a no
but out forgets these bajes don't know
how it is to feel
so and the wide smile which accompanied
these words hid the expression of slight
teasing which sparkled in out's dancing
black eyes for he knew what it was to be
taken to task for imputing the courage
of his young
listeners but NE HOSA did not care he
danced away on his behind legs and
laughed and laughed to think how he had
cheated men then he returned again to
the moon and she asked what have you
said to men oh lady Moon I have given
them your message like as I die and
dying perish so also shall you die and
come wholly to an end and they are all
stiff with
fright ha ha ha husa laughed at the
thought of it what cried the lady moon
what
did you tell them that child of the
devil's donkey you must be punished a
but the lady moon was very
angry she took a big stick a Ki much
bigger than the one outa used to kill
lions with when he was young and if she
could have hit him then outa shook his
head hopelessly there would have been no
more little hair his head would have
been cracked right through but he is a
slim
curl when he saw the big stick coming
near 1 2 3 he ducked and slipped away
and it caught him only on the nose Foy
but it was sore NE HOSA forgot that the
moon was a lady he yelled and screamed
he jumped High into the air he jumped
with all his four feet at once and
scratch scratch scratch he was kick in
and hitting and clawing the moon's face
till the pieces
flew then he felt better and ran away as
hard as he could holding his broken nose
with both
hands and that is why today he goes
about with a split nose and the golden
face of the lady moon has long dark
scars yes baji fighting is a miserable
thing it does not end when the fight is
over afterwards there is a sore place a
for so long and even when it is well the
ugly marks remain to show what has
happened the best my little Masters is
not to fight at all Quote thank you for
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