Tonight, we’re looking at the Summer Triangle, and we'll be hearing a story that comes to us from ancient China.

The earliest known reference to this tale is from 2,600 years ago. And the fascinating part about this story is that, as the ages progressed, we can see the story evolve over time to a full narrative.

Parts were being changed and updated as time went on. But tonight’s version is going to be based on a version written about 1500 years ago.

And afterwards, we’ll talk about how this story shifted from the original version, to one that turned into the Qixi festival that’s still celebrated today.

We’ll also go into how this story might have ancient roots that connect it with a culture across the pacific ocean, which could mean this story is more than 20,000 years old.

But first, let’s return to the woman, tirelessly weaving in heaven.

Tonight, we're looking at the constellation Aruiga, the Charioteer.

And we'll be telling a tale from Greek mythology, about the famous fall of Phaethon.

While many know this story as a lesson of the consequences of ego and hubris, the famous ancient philosopher Plato say this tale is actually transmitting ancient knowledge about the precession of the equinoxes.

So let's dive into the story, and see why some people think Plato could be right.

Tonight we're going to the Philippines.

More specifically, to the southern island of the Bukidnon people, a story which was written down in the early twentieth century.

It's about a hunter named Magbangal.

But what makes it fascinating isn't just what happens to Magbangal.

It's what happens afterward.

Because when the story is finished, almost everything inside it ends up in the sky.

And together, those stars form something that was incredibly important to the people watching them.