The Tale of the Eclipse (by John Nichols)

Long, Long ago, when there was only planets, stars, and comets, there was a great big star, which we today call the sun. All other stars feared him, including the smallest and dullest of them all, who we call the moon. Both sun and moon loved the planet earth.

Now, the two stars loved earth for her great beauty and cleverness, so both wished to propose to her. The sun got a huge comet that was almost as big and bright as himself to propose with. The moon got a beautiful small meteor with blue gems in it that sparkled when the tiniest bit of light hit it. When the two stars made it to earth's orbit, she was combing her wonderful green hair. When the two stars saw each other, they knew exactly what each was thinking; "She's mine!"

The sun thought fast and thew burning hot flames at the moon, creating dents on the moon's surface, which we now call craters. The moon was furious! He was so angry, that he glowed a little brighter. The earth screamed, "It's not worth it! Stop!" But secretly, the earth loved the moon's beautiful glow, and wanted his hand in marriage. She didn't care for the sun's light; it was too hot and bright. The sun grew upset that the earth was staring at the moon, so he was knocked the moon all the way back to the Milky-Way! The moon got up and charged at the sun. He was yet again knocked to the Milky-Way. The sun laughed, "Your glow may be breathtaking, but your strength isn't!" The sun glowed as he had never glowed before. The earth gasped at the beauty of the moon. The Milky-Way gave the moon an idea. The moon took a huge spoon (The Big Dipper) and dipped it in the Milky-Way. He drank it all up, stepped in between the earth and the sun, and spat all the milk at him. At once, his bright, searing rays had vanished. The sun was charred and ugly now. The moon had won earth's hand in marriage! But the sun soon grew hot, and his rays were as searing as ever. The moon had won the battle, but not the war.

This battle happens every year, and we now call it a lunar eclipse when the moon wins, and a solar eclipse when the sun wins. The earth and the moon got married, and the moon forever orbits around her, protecting her from the suns rays. Nonetheless, they lived happily ever after. The End.

(I got an S++ on this assignment in ELA. Luisito-draw a scene from this story, and post it!!!)