The concern of the moon regarding his stars, according to a Filipino folktale, is that the moon was scared his stars would wither and die if they mingled or played with the star children of the sun. Because of this fear, the moon forbade the sun from having access to his stars, and vice versa

. This folktale explains a symbolic relationship where the moon protects his stars from harm by keeping them separate from the sun’s stars. The story also relates to the natural phenomenon of an eclipse, where the sun overtakes or covers the moon, which is described within the same folktale context