Indian Waterlilies Story
Dec. 8th, 2023 12:00 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
nimdreamsOnce upon a time there was a witch who possessed no beauty, but had the most enchanting voice in the land. She was jealous of those prettier than her and longed to be beautiful as her voice. One night she stumbled upon a secret magical lake, hidden in the reeds she gazed upon the scene playing out on the surface. The moon goddess was dancing there, with her stars. Twirling, laughing, their dance was as mystifying as their beauty and the witch devised a scheme. As the day arrived, the moon called for her daughters and they all returned to the sky.
The next night the witch was ready. As the moon goddess and stars descended she started singing from her hiding place. The moon and stars were surprised and delighted, completely enthralled by the beauty of the voice and song. They started dancing and dancing and the witch kept singing throughout the night, until the dawn broke and the moon again called for her stars to return to the sky with her.
The night after that the witch again started her song. The moon and stars were delighted and danced and laughed together until morning. The moon goddess called for her stars to return to the sky with her, but seven stars did not listen. They laughed in joy, telling their mother they wanted to stay and dance some more. "You cannot remain during the day" the moon warned them "you have to return to the sky" but the seven stars would not listen to her and as the sun broke through the witch appeared. She cast a spell on the seven stars, draining them from their beauty and claiming it for herself. The hair of the stars turned white, but the witch did not become any more beautiful. She cried in anger and with her beautiful voice cursed them "From now on you will be stuck on this lake forever more. Within water lilies you will sleep during the day and at night you will dance alone! Never to return to the sky".
Each night the witch returns and sings her haunting melody and the stars turned into fairies dance on their water lilies forevermore.
The next night the witch was ready. As the moon goddess and stars descended she started singing from her hiding place. The moon and stars were surprised and delighted, completely enthralled by the beauty of the voice and song. They started dancing and dancing and the witch kept singing throughout the night, until the dawn broke and the moon again called for her stars to return to the sky with her.
The night after that the witch again started her song. The moon and stars were delighted and danced and laughed together until morning. The moon goddess called for her stars to return to the sky with her, but seven stars did not listen. They laughed in joy, telling their mother they wanted to stay and dance some more. "You cannot remain during the day" the moon warned them "you have to return to the sky" but the seven stars would not listen to her and as the sun broke through the witch appeared. She cast a spell on the seven stars, draining them from their beauty and claiming it for herself. The hair of the stars turned white, but the witch did not become any more beautiful. She cried in anger and with her beautiful voice cursed them "From now on you will be stuck on this lake forever more. Within water lilies you will sleep during the day and at night you will dance alone! Never to return to the sky".
Each night the witch returns and sings her haunting melody and the stars turned into fairies dance on their water lilies forevermore.
