▁culture . ▁ ▁The ▁phrase ▁" green ▁che ese " ▁in ▁the ▁common ▁version ▁of ▁this ▁pro verb ▁( s ometimes ▁" cre am ▁che ese " ▁is ▁used ), , ▁may ▁refer ▁to ▁a ▁young , ▁un ri pe ▁che ese ▁or ▁to ▁che ese ▁with ▁a ▁green ish ▁t int . ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁never ▁an ▁actual ▁historical ▁popular ▁belief ▁that ▁the ▁Moon ▁is ▁made ▁of ▁green ▁che ese ▁( cf . ▁Fl at ▁Earth ▁and ▁the ▁myth ▁of ▁the ▁Fl at ▁Earth ). ▁It ▁was ▁typically ▁used ▁as ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁extreme ▁cred ul ity , ▁a ▁meaning ▁that ▁was ▁clear ▁and ▁commonly ▁understood ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 6 3 8 . ▁ ▁F able ▁There ▁exists ▁a ▁family ▁of ▁stories , ▁in ▁compar ative ▁myth ology ▁in ▁diverse ▁countries ▁that ▁concern ▁a ▁simple ton ▁who ▁sees ▁a ▁reflection ▁of ▁the ▁Moon ▁and ▁mistakes ▁it ▁for ▁a ▁round ▁che ese : ▁ ▁The ▁Wolf ▁and ▁the ▁Fox ▁story ▁type ▁This ▁folk lor ic ▁mot if ▁is ▁first ▁recorded ▁in ▁literature ▁during ▁the ▁High ▁Middle ▁A ges ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁ra bbi ▁R ashi ▁with ▁a ▁Rab bin ic ▁par able ▁in ▁his ▁comment ary ▁we aving ▁together ▁three ▁Bib lic al ▁quot ations ▁given ▁in ▁the ▁main ▁text ▁( including ▁one ▁on ▁" s our ▁g rap es ") ▁into ▁a ▁reconst ruction ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁Tal m ud ic ▁Rab bi ▁Me ir ' s ▁supposed ▁three ▁hundred ▁fo x ▁f ables ▁(" מ ש ל ו