Moon and Waves

Once upon a time, the moon prince saw the sea princess and fell on love. The moon prince was mesmerised by her beauty. The sea princess, too, fell in love with the handsome moon prince.

The moon prince shined brightly and came to watch the sea princess every night. The sea princess would dance everytime the moon prince came to visit.

Soon, they realised they couldn't live without each other. Being blindly in love, the moon prince decided to stay with the sea princess day and night. They danced together, laughed together and dreamt of a future together.

But there was a problem. The time they spent together meant that the sky and the Sea met. This was against the rules. Whenever the moon prince came closer, the waves rose in the sea. Water started to flood the human land. People died from the floods. Even though the Sun shined brightly, people would spot the moon during the day. The sea creatures caught up in the flood ended up on land and died when they couldn't breath out of water.

Chaos ensued. People complained to the gods. People cursed the gods. Humans became restless and so did the Gods.

The king of the moon and the Emperor of the ocean decided they had to do something about their children. No one is supposed to break the law of the universe. And the offenders had to be punished , even if they are their own children.

The moon prince and the sea princess were summoned to the Court of the Elements.

Any action taken by a human, god or any living being , that could harm the law of the universe, would be subject to trial in the Court of Elements. The sea princess cried and begged her father to let her live with her true love. The moon prince knelt before the Elders to plead a life with the sea princess.

However the Elders were under pressure. So much loss caused by their children. They had to be punished , lest the curse of the victims will hit them and exile them to eternal damnation.

They were sad however justice had to be served. They punished them. Moon prince and the sea princess will never meet each other again.They will have to stay away from each other and will never be able to meet till eternity.

This harsh punishment could not be handled by the sea princess. She cried day and night without stopping. This again, led to water overflowing and the sea becoming salty. Every wail by the princess made a tsunami and hit the land. The moon hid behind the clouds and slowly started disappearing day by day. The light of the night went missing and Night became totally dark causing accidents on earth.

Unable to endure the destruction of the land and the pitiful state of their children, the King of the Moon and the Emperor of the ocean decided to meet with the Council Of Justice to find a solution. The Council of Justice, Comprising the gods, suggested that even though the punishment served cannot be retracted, there can be some concession made for the same.

The moon prince and the sea princess agreed on whatever it takes , so that they can at least see each other.

And hence, as decided The moon can fully see the Princess on the 15th day and will slowly see her a little less till the next 15 th day, when he cannot meet her for a whole day. The sea princess will stay on the ocean and should never attempt to meet the moon prince. Since her tears already made the water salty, she has to retain the saltiness and protect every single creature of the sea.

And so, The moon watches the sea princess for every 15 days and whenever there is a full moon day, they try to meet however are bound by their shackles.Thus occuring the phenomenon of High tide- The star crossed lovers attempt to meet.