How the Moon Became Beautiful (Beginner)

About this episode

The episode explores the story of how the moon became beautiful through love and sacrifice.

Get episodes without adverts at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Your support is appreciated! The moon is beautiful, but it wasn't always that way. True love was needed, as well as breaking a mother's heart... Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Moon for the full transcript. Level: Beginner. Genre: Myths & Legends. Vocabulary: Astronomy, Poem, Pick (flower), Sharp, Gentle, Ridiculous. Setting: China. Word Count: 843. Author: Ariel Goodbody. 00:00 Intro 01:11 Vocabulary 04:53 How the Moon Became Beautiful 12:58 Transcription problems 16:10 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Ariel Goodbody

Topics covered

• myths
• legends
• love
• astronomy
• Chinese culture

Keywords

• moon
• beauty
• love
• myth
• China
• astronomy
• poem

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: How the Moon Became Beautiful

Places: China

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