# The Moon and Her Mother explained — Aesop's Fables

> Chapter companion for Aesop's Fables by Aesop.

## What happens

The Moon asks her Mother for a gown, but her Mother points out that the Moon's constantly changing shape makes it impossible to create a garment that would fit.

## Themes in this chapter

### Wisdom and Foolishness

The Mother wisely points out the impracticality of the Moon's request due to her changing shape.

### Appearance vs. Reality

The Moon's desire for a gown contrasts with the reality of her inconstant form.

## Character check-ins

### The Moon

Requests a gown from her Mother, but is reminded of her ever-changing form.

## Key lines

> The Moon once begged her Mother to make her a gown.

The Moon asked her Mother to sew her a dress.

_Simplifies the request for a modern audience._

> How can I? replied she; there's no fitting your figure. At one time you're a New Moon, and at another you're a Full Moon; and between whiles you're neither one nor the other.

The Mother explained that the Moon's shape keeps changing from crescent to full and back again, so no gown could ever fit.

_Clarifies the Mother's reasoning about the Moon's changing phases._

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