Awrā was a very beloved princess in the kingdom. She was distinguished by kindness, gentleness, and beauty. Her parents lived in a beautiful palace that contained everything she desired of things, except one single thing which she had longed for greatly since her childhood: knowing the moon.
There were many kings who wished to realize the princess’s dream. They feared they would never be able to realize it, for there was an evil sorceress living in the kingdom. She had worked magic when the princess was a small child, and this magic made the princess fall asleep at night to sleep, distressed by the mere disappearance of the sun. She could never awaken at that time.
Through her magic, the evil sorceress was able to make the princess unable to attend parties or get to know any prince. She knew only the heirs of the kingdom, who would one day bestow upon her the royal crown.
It was the custom of the kingdom that the guardians of the covenant would adopt the princess so that she might be able to have as natural a life as possible. The dinner meal was prepared before the fifth in the evening, making the cooks work diligently. The princess performed dances in the morning—a matter disturbing and unusual in the kingdom.
Despite the kings’ attempts to make their daughter see the moon and get to know it, they made many attempts. They changed the time inside the palace and closed the curtains before the night fell. They tried to awaken her, but as soon as the sun disappeared, the princess Awrā would fall asleep.
The princess grew up until she became a beautiful young woman. The kings still hoped that magic would be broken. When she reached the age of eighteen, her parents made a party to which they invited all the kings and princesses from the neighboring kingdoms. Awrā recognized from the party the Prince Bāsh, who was a famous knight. Prince Bāsh fell in love with Awrā and informed her that he wished to see her again.
Bāsh spent a happy time with the princess. He wished to see her happy. Once he traveled and returned to her after a week, carrying the moon which he had borrowed from the sky for some time in order to realize her happiness. Awrā was very happy that her sadness had been broken that day. She lived with Prince Bāsh in happiness and joy after that.
Translated from Spanish, titled: La princesa que no conocía la Luna