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A long time ago the sky was too near to the earth. There were no stars and no moon in it.
How did they get there? Our fairy tale is about it.
A little girl Mary and her mother lived in a house in a village. They were very poor, and the only treasure they had were: the golden comb and golden necklace. Mary liked them very much and every day she got them and put the comb into her hair and put the necklace on her neck. She went to the lake, sat on the bank, looked into the water and admired herself.
One day she was sitting at the lake and dreaming when she heard her mum's voice:
- "Mary, come and help me!"
- "Just a minute", answered Mary, but didn't move.
- "Mary," called her mother again. "It's high time to cook dinner".
- OK, answered the daughter and continued sitting and watching heself in the lake, admiring her beauty.
- "Oh, my daughter, I've told you several times to help me to cook the dinner. Why don't you listen to me", her mother said angrily.
The girl stood up and went home to help her mum in the kitchen. While she was walking she got wet and she was afraid that her comb and necklace would become dark because of wet. So she took them off and put them on the sky, which was hanging over the head. She was working and repeating the same words, "What a wonderful comb and necklace I have. When I finish cooking I will play with them again."She wanted to finish her cooking as soon as possible and to go
THE MOON AND THE STARS
