The rabbit in the moon, an Aztec legend, as it is depicted 1577 in the Florentine Codex. The gods were teasing the moon and flung a rabbit in its face.

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The rabbit in the moon, an Aztec legend, as it is depicted 1577 in the Florentine Codex. The gods were teasing the moon, and flung a rabbit in its face. That is what darkens the face of the moon.

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