Chibi : Rabbit on the moon

Illustration for short story in Kiddo#43

<sub>"Once upon a time, there's a pitiful old man begged for something to eat from a fox, a monkey and a rabbit. The fox and the monkey both went to search for food to give to the old man but the rabbit came empty-handed. Because he couldn't give anything to the old man, he offered his own flesh instead.

The rabbit jumped into the fire and cooked himself. The old man suddenly turned into a god, he was so touched by the rabbit's sacrifice that they let him live in the Moon Palace where he became the Jade Rabbit.

That is why until now we can still see a rabbit's shadow on the moon."</sub>

Note:
This is a Chinese tale. The story reference was taken from this site [link] and was modified and rewritten by me in longer version.