Elena

Myth: Why do owls have big eyes?

A long time ago lived an owl that had very little eyes. Its name was Spotty and his best
friend was Goldy the fox. “Let’s go hunting together,” said Spotty one day. “Good idea,” said
Goldy. “Come, let’s go to the meadow to find rabbits,” Goldy added. Spotty and Goldy both loved
hunting rabbits together in the meadow.

One night they decided to go see the moon. “It’s the most beautiful thing I have ever
seen,” said Spotty. “I agree,” said Goldy. Another time when they were both watching the moon
again, a storm started to approach.

Spotty said to Goldy, “Don’t go too close to the storm, something bad will happen.”
So they decided not to go. For days and days the storm was there.
One night, they finally said to each other, “I want to see the moon again.”
So they went to see the moon, but it was gone. “Where is the moon?,” asked Goldy.
 “It’s behind the clouds,” explained Spotty.
“What shall we do so we can see the moon?,” asked Goldy.
“Let’s stay here and see
what happens,” said Spotty.
 “Ok,” said Goldy.

So they waited for hours and hours. They fell asleep next to each other when suddenly a lightning bolt fell in Spotty’s eyes. The storm stopped and the sky was blue again.
“Wake up Spotty, wake up,” said Goldy.
“Hello,” said Spotty dreamily. “Look what happened to you,” said Goldy.
“Nothing happened to me,” said Spotty.
 “Yes, your eyes got bigger,” said Goldy.
“Hey, I can see better,” said Spotty,
 “Cool,” said Goldy.
“Let’s go hunting together,” said Spotty.
 “Sure,” said Goldy.
And that’s how owls have big eyes.