Day and Night

Name: Day and Night
Author: Kaithong Mavongsa

by Kaithong Mavongsa

Ages 3–66 min readWorking TogetherFree to read

One upon a time, the sun was very lazy, and the moon and stars had to work hard. So, there was only the night. Will the sun agree to shine in the daytime?

A cozy bedtime 'why' story that explains how day and night came to be, with a quiet lesson about doing your part so everyone gets their turn.

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Questions to talk about together

The sun was so lazy it wouldn't shine even when the rooster crowed — how did that make the moon and stars feel?
Why was it a good idea for the sky to split time into day and night?
What do you like to do in the daytime, and what do you like at night?

Day and Night

Questions to talk about together

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