This document discusses several constellations visible in the night sky, including the Big Dipper, Orion, and Leo. It describes how different cultures imagined shapes and stories related to the patterns of stars. Ancient Greeks saw the Big Dipper and surrounding stars as the Big Bear and Little Bear, with a story of two wicked bears flung into the sky. Orion is described as a hunter from Greek mythology who angered the gods and was placed in the sky along with his attacker, the Scorpion. Leo is imagined as the lion Hercules slayed in ancient times. The document also notes how travelers throughout history have used the stars to navigate.