The Moon and the River: A Spanish Colonial Folktale That Teaches Lessons on Stewardship, Obedience, and Respect for Nature
In the villages of colonial Mexico and Central America, where rivers served as lifelines for fields, homes, and souls alike, people believed that water was never empty. It listened. It remembered. And above it all, the moon watched. Each evening, as church bells faded into the hush of dusk and the sky deepened into silver-blue, villagers gathered near the riverbanks.
