Myth & folk traditions · Folktale
Moon Brother
The brother who becomes the moon after escaping a tiger and ascending to the sky; some variants reverse the roles.
Tradition
The brother who becomes the moon after escaping a tiger and ascending to the sky; some variants reverse the roles. In the tale, the siblings survive a tiger by climbing a rope from the sky, and the brother becomes the moon.
Legacy
In the tale, the siblings survive a tiger by climbing a rope from the sky, and the brother becomes the moon. Pursuit, escape, and sibling solidarity explain the celestial pair, while their exact roles vary by version.