Read the excerpts from "Why the Sun Is Brighter Than the Moon.” Two of these fairies were sisters named Araw and Buwan. Araw was the younger sister, as beautiful as she was kind and honest. Her older sister, on the other hand, was selfish, jealous, and mean. These qualities distorted her appearance.

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Their mother watched what was happening and was saddened to see what her first-born child was becoming. She prayed to God that he would help Buwan learn kindness.