ANGELO BRANDUARDI   "fables and fantasies"      The Hare In The Moon      Once upon the time when all the world was young   There lived three friends so the legend runs   There was a monkey called eyes and a fox called nose   And a hare called ears so the story goes   Up hill and down dale forever together   Exploring their green world, discussing the weather   And every night when all the stars were shining   Each one held two more close untill the morning   You'll never guess what happened next though   Well, wait just a minute and I'll tell you   One summers day up to those three   Came a white haired sage and friends said he   I will pay with gold for some well cooked meat   I have travelled far and fain would eat   The fox and the monkey went off whispering together   While the hare went on playing as carefree as ever   And little did suspect what evil they planned   That she would be the meal to feed the old man   You'll never guess what happened next though   Well, wait just a minute and I'll tell you   The fox ran swift and caught the hare   While the monkey build a roasting fire   But said the old man wait with a tear in his eye   This sad betrayal 's changed my mind   Come with me now hare leave your two false friends   No more men will trust them   But you you'll have a fine end   When men look up into the moon's right corner   They'll see you running happy ever after   And now they'll know just how you got there   Yada di di...   Once upon the time when all the world was young   There lived three friends so the legend runs   There was a monkey called eyes and a fox called nose   And a hare called ears so the story goes   But two betrayed one so she left to run   High in the sky as the moon's right eye   And if you look and she's not running for you   Half close your eyes you'll see her I assure you   Beware the fox beware the monkey   They might just betray you as they did her...