{"date":"April 2","id":"04-02","intro":["A huge spoon dressed in human finery, placed on a grave, appears to become convulsed when the moon’s rays fall on it and dances to the tune of chanting natives. Weird sights, according to Darwin, abound in the South Seas."],"minutes":22,"readings":[{"author":"Charles Darwin","end":471,"start":462,"volume":29,"work":"Voyage of the Beagle"}],"slug":"april-2","status":"proofread","title":"A Spoon Dances in the Moonlight","url":"/harvard-classics/april-2/","words":4349}