Ancient Night
David Álvarez, with David Bowles
Drawing on several traditional Mesoamerican stories, this tale imagines the origins of the moon and sun. Rabbit gathers luminous aguamiel to restore the moon, shown as a rounded vessel, while Opossum secretly watches. Wanting the nectar for himself, he breaks the moon and brings darkness. Ashamed, Opossum travels underground to find a fire prepared by powerful gods, then places it in the sky as a sun to light the world.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.
