Many Moons

Kyle Dethloff
2/4/10
Ms. J
Language arts





The Amazing Moon



Every fairy tale starts with four simple words, “Once upon a time”. In James Thurber’s short story, Many Moons, there’s a little girl named Lenore. And one day she ends up getting sick so, she has to go to bed. She said that only thing that will make her better is if she could have the moon. The little girl’s father wants her to get better, so he sets off to try to find some that can get help him get the moon.
Many Moons is a comedy, because the princess gets sick, which is normal. After they find out that the princess is sick, she says that she wants the moon. The Lord High Chamberlain, Royal Wizard, Royal Mathematician, and the court jester all say that the moon is really far away and that it is huge. The resolution is when the court jester figures out how to get the moon to the princess, his does that by making a gold moon. Once she gets the moon the princess feels all better and the king is relived.
The King is the most important character in this short story because he rulers the kingdom and helps the princess get better. Princess, Lenore is another character that plays a big role in the book too. The Royal Wizard is a character that help the king with magical things like the invisible coat which made the person disappear.
The Court jester is also a main character since, he helps the princess get the moon.
The moon is a symbols life and love since, its magnificent and big. Another symbol is the raspberry tarts, they symbolize evil because it made Princess Lenore sick. The lute, which the court jester plays, symbolizes happiness fun. The Golden necklace with a gold moon stands for the love that the king has for the princess.
These are just some of the struggles that the king has to deal with in his kingdom. This is how much the king cares about their princess’s. What would you ask for, if you were a princess and you could have anything?