Week 9 Story: How the North Star Came to Be
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| How the North Start Came to Be |
Long ago in a land far, far away there lived a man with two sons of the same age. The firstborn of the twins, Sirius, was a kind gentle boy loved by all since the day he was born. His brother, Canopus, was quite the opposite.
Canopus found great difficulty in growing up hidden behind his brother shadow. Not only was he full of deceit but he also had a cruel, harsh soul. Sirius and Canopus fought regularly, which often ended with Sirius begging for his brother's mercy as he knew a fight with his brother is not worth upsetting their father.
One night, their father came home to find destruction throughout the house, with Canopus being the leading cause. Disappointed and worried about what the future may hold for his two sons, the boy's father desperately prayed to God as he was seeking guidance for his two sons, but more importantly, Canopus.
When God heard the prayers of the boys troubled father he was discouraged for he had previously prepared gifts of great worth for the two sons, as they were approaching their 18th birthday. These gifts were two tremendous diamonds, bigger than any other on earth. However, while God pondered the father's prayer, he chose to descend to earth in order to evaluate Sirius and Canopus for himself.
Disguised as an old beggar, God encountered the two boys on their walk to town. Sirius was quick to offer assistance to the feeble beggar, while Canopus mocked both Sirus and the old man for being weak. God had witnessed enough of Canopus' poor behavior, so upon revealing himself he awarded Sirius with an enormous diamond, leaving Canopus empty-handed. Furious, Canopus traveled to heaven to steal one of God's diamonds.
When God returned to his kingdom, he noticed a diamond was missing, but to his pleasure, it was not as beautiful a diamond as Sirius'. However, God still felt wronged and sent two angels to punish Canopus for his cruel being, but when the angels arrived they mistakenly captured both brothers and threw them into the ocean. The angels then took the diamonds and threw them into the sky, where they continue to stay to this day. Sirius' diamond was much greater than Canopus' and has served as a guide to travelers ever since.
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Authors note:
I based my story off of Why the Sun Shines more Brightly than the Moon which is found within the Filipino Tales. My story mirrors a lot of the original story, which I have never created a story that follows so closely. However, when I read this story I thought they would be describing why the north star is so bright but then it ended up talking about the moon. So, I thought it set up a good basis for slightly altering the story in the end. I looked up the name of the north star, Sirius and the next brightest star, Canopus, and based the rest of my story off of the north stars creation.
hi brookie, i really like your story, it is an interesting twist on the north star story and i liked the good v evil in the story. I like how you used the star instead of the moon but it made me sad to read that both of the boys got punished when only one of the brothers deserved to be punished but it is cool that Sirius' outcome is something that will always be remembered and used. The north star is very prominent and his diamond is a good representation of that.
ReplyDeleteI really liked your story because you used a folktale to tell a real story in a way. You used the two characters that are named after the stars and basically said one was better then the other. The way it worked out in the end was by you saying the two angels messed up but by messing up they gave us two very beautiful stars and one that travelers follow.
ReplyDeleteHi Brooke! I love that you used the names of the stars as the names of the characters. I drew the connection with Sirius, but did not know that Canopus was the next brightest star, so I learned something new through your author's note! I felt bad for Sirius being punished when he did nothing wrong, but felt like he got some justice by becoming the brightest star.
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