What is the Japanese mythological story behind the ';rabbit on the moon';?

In Japan, there is a legend that a rabbit lives on the moon pounding mochi (rice cake).


In China, there is a legend that a rabbit lives on the moon pounding the elixir (medicine).





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mochi#Other





http://www.laputanlogic.com/articles/200鈥?/a>What is the Japanese mythological story behind the ';rabbit on the moon';?
It's not a Japanese story. It's a zulu story! And the moral of the story is to be content with what you have.What is the Japanese mythological story behind the ';rabbit on the moon';?
I'm not sure - but I found an American Indian legend about it. An author even wrote a child's story about it.The Cree Indians actually came from Asia. So maybe the stories are similar. Please visit web pages listed below for more info
no... it's a Chinese myth...


do you know about the Chinese's Mid-Autumn Festival...


there is a story behind this festival..


there were 10 suns on the sky in the ancient times. So the people were suffering and many died...


here came a man who was very good in archery and he shot down 9 suns.. that's why we only have 1 sun on the sky NOW...


since that the man became the hero and became the king...


however the hero became arrogant and violent once he gained too much power... and he even hired some people to make him ';magic pills';, which could make him immortal.


However, his wife was very worried about it... She scared that once he becomes immortal, he will become even cruel and the people will suffer more...


So one night, she decided to eat the pills herself...she then flew to the moon and lived there and became immortal..


she is Chang-er...


and the RABBITS were just her accompaniments on the moon:)
it's not a japanese story. it's a sri lankan story

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