The animals wanted to know what the moon tasted like but could not reach it, no matter how large the animal. A tortoise had the idea to climb the tallest mountain to get closer. She called on larger animals like an elephant, giraffe, zebra, and lion but the moon kept moving away. Finally, a mouse was able to reach the moon by climbing on the backs of all the other animals and took a bite, sharing the taste with the others so they all knew what the moon tasted like. The fish, who had watched from the water, thought the animals did not realize there was a moon closer in the water.