The Buried Moon – An English Fairy Tale

About this episode

The episode explores the fairy tale 'The Buried Moon' and its themes of darkness and myth.

Send us Fan Mail Kids Myth Plus Episode 31 takes us into the misty bogs of old England for a shadowy little tale called “The Buried Moon.” Once upon a very dark night, the Moon herself decides to walk the earth to see why people keep blaming her for the scary things that happen in the marsh. When she gets too close to the little boogiemen and shadow-creatures that love the darkness, she’s pulled down into the mud and Burried. With no Moon in the sky, the world becomes a much...

People in this episode

Host: Aaron James

Topics covered

• fairy tale
• moon
• darkness
• bogs
• England
• myth

Keywords

• fairy tale
• moon
• bogs
• England
• myth
• shadow-creatures
• boogiemen

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Buried Moon

Places: England

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