We all shouted, and the happiness at having found them again was already fraught with the pain of having lost them now forever, as the moon risinginthe dark sky sent out only the reflections of the sun on its lakes and fields.
The Chinese believed that therising of Arcturus, the fourth-brightest star inthesky, caused spring to burst forth, while the Egyptians thought that the appearance of Sirius, the brightest star inthesky, brought about the annual flooding of the Nile.