Wolves and the Moon

The legend of why wolves howl at the moon

"Gather around now, to hear the legend of the wolf and the moon." I sat as close to the elder and fire as could, as a child I loved to hear the stories about my village, and my favorite wolves. "Do you know why the wolf howls at the moon?" The elder asked in a calm voice, we all shook our heads inching closer eager to know. She smiled softly as she scooped up a small amount dirt and sprinkled it onto the fire, an image of a wolf howling at the moon appeared in the smoke. "It was a long time to ago, Jaci, the spirit of the moon, and Tala, the spirit of the wolf, met and fell in love. Every night Jaci would come to earth to meet her love." An image of a man and woman coming together appeared in the smoke. when Kachina, the spirit of the human, heard this, heard this she was furious." The fire grew high enough to touch the stars, the heat warmed my face. "Kachina was banned Jaci from ever coming coming back to earth." The elders voice rose and fell with the story."Tala was devastated, and every night he would call out to Jaci to come back." Deep in the night a Wolf howled at the moon. Two lovers who could never be together.