Show origin of man in the moon there Is a quaint tradition about how the belief in the man sin in the moon originated like many of these beliefs it began in bible times by many nations the old man Is supposed to be the one who first made his appearance pe arance in the book of numbers 15 32 it Is there stated that he was found by the children of israel gathering sticks on the sabbath day he be was taken before moses and condemned and was stoned until he died one would have thou thought that that was punishment enough even for so awful a crime but superstition took him in hand and consigned him to the moon where with a bunch of sticks on his bis tired old back he be was destined to climb forever up the shining hill and never reach the top the story goes that his faithful dogs were permitted to share his fate and it you look carefully when the night Is clear you will see them tolling away upon their endless chain |