“At this time there lived a beautiful fairy, who was condemned to death by a cruel magician, who had no reason to do so. This good fairy, Eilene, finally decided to take the shape of a bird and to fly through the tiny window of her prison to her old friend, Mr. Moon.
“She did so, and when she arrived at her friend’s home she assumed the form of a fairy and entreated him to keep her safe from the cruel clutches of the magician.
“He promised to do his best.
“The next Halloween, the witch, Crono, rode up to the moon and on spying Eilene she exclaimed, ‘Aha, just what I have been looking for—a nice young maiden.’
“Eilene became frightened at first and clutched the moon’s hand. Just then Crono grabbed at her, but she was too quick for her, for she changed herself into a bird and flew out of the reaches of the witch.
“Shaking her fist at the girl she muttered, ‘I will get you yet.’
“Then the witch returned to her caldron and Eilene returned to the moon. Mr. Moon then advised her to be careful for Crono wanted her for her prisoner. She did not heed this because she thought that she could outwit Crono with all her fairy power, but she was mistaken, for Crono had more power than she. One day, while sitting at the moon’s knee, listening to the story of how he got up in the sky, Eilene’s hands and feet were tied, and before Mr. Moon could help her, what little power that fat personage possessed was taken from him.
“Crono transformed Eilene into a snarling black cat which now always accompanies her on her Halloween rides when she tells the grinning Jack-o’-Lanterns of how she captured Eilene.
“Because Mr. Moon loved Eilene so well, Crono gave him a picture of the fairy, which he always keeps near him, and even to this day, if we look up at the moon, we can see the picture of Eilene. So let us remember that, although the black cat does appear fierce, she is really good at heart.”