The Gift of the Goddess Moon In a very remote time the Gods and the Goddesses lowered from the sky to enjoy the beautiful territories of the Indian Guaranies, with their thick forests, great rivers of clear waters and full meadows of flowers. One of these celestial visitors was the Moon Goddess who came very frequently, always during the day. Her companion was the Cloud Goddess. In order to freely walk by the fields and …showed first 75 words of 773 total…

…showed last 75 words of 773 total…recounted the story to the tribe and showed the reward the Moon Goddess had given to them. At once, the Indians roasted the leaves over the fire and prepared the tea. Quickly it calmed the hunger and the thirst, like the goddess had promised. That same night, the Indians knelt down on the earth and, raising their faces to the sky, gave thanks to the Moon Goddess for the marvelous gift of the yerba mate.