The Maasai Legend of the Sun and the Moon

In the beginning, the sun married the moon. They travelled together for a long time, the sun leading and the moon following. As they travelled, the moon would get tired and the sun would carry her for three days every month.

On the fourth day the donkeys are said to be able to see the moon. People can only see the moon on the fifth day.

One day the moon made a mistake and she was beaten by the sun. But it happened that the moon was a short-tempered woman.

When she was beaten, she fought back, and wounded the sun's forehead. The sun also beat the moon and scratched her face and plucked out one of her eyes.

When the sun realised that he was wounded, he was very embarrassed and said to himself, "I am going to shine so hard that people will not be able to look at me." And so he shone so hard that people could not look at him without squinting. That is why the sun shines so brightly.

As for the moon, she did not feel any embarrassment and so she did not have to shine any brighter. And even now, if one looks closely at the moon, they will see the wounds that the sun inflicted on her during their fight.