Dayrell, Elphinstone creator Reprint Edition il. An African folktale tells how the sun and water once lived on earth as friends, but because the sun failed to build his house large enough, he and his wife, the moon, were driven into the sky when the water came to visit them. (Grade Level: 1 - 3) Children's Literature Myths, Fables or Tales African Tales 9780395539637 125050