There exists a family of stories, in comparative mythology in diverse countries that concern a simpleton who sees a reflection of the Moon and mistakes it for a round cheese:
It was typically used as an example of extreme credulity, a meaning that was clear and commonly understood as early as 1638. Flat Earth and the myth of the Flat Earth). There was never an actual historical popular belief that the Moon is made of green cheese ( cf. The phrase " green cheese" in the common version of this proverb (sometimes " cream cheese" is used), may refer to a young, unripe cheese or to cheese with a greenish tint.
It is widespread as a folkloric motif among many of the world's cultures, and the notion has also found its way into children's folklore and modern popular culture. In its original formulation as a proverb and metaphor for credulity with roots in fable, this refers to the perception of a simpleton who sees a reflection of the Moon in water and mistakes it for a round cheese wheel. " The Moon is made of green cheese" is a statement referring to a fanciful belief that the Moon is composed of cheese. The fable type has a simpleton mistaking this for a round white cheese.
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