DURING THE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD GRAY EAGLE WAS THE GUARDIAN OF THE SUN AND MOON, AS WELL AS FIRE AND WATER. GREY EAGLE HATED PEOPLE THAT HE KEPT THESE THINGS HIDDEN. PEOPLE LIVED IN DARKNESS WITHOUT FIRE AND WITHOUT WATER. GRAY EAGLE HAD A DAUGHTER WHO RAVEN FELL IN LOVE WITH. RAVEN WAS A HANDSOME MAN. HE CHANGED HIMSELF INTO A SNOWY WHITE BIRD SO HE PLEASED THE EAGLE'S DAUGHTER.
RAVEN SAW THE SUN AND MOON AND THE STARS AND FRESH WATER HANGING ON THE SIDES OF EAGLE'S LODGE HE KNEW WHAT HE SHOULD DO. HE WATCHED FOR HIS CHANCE TO SEIZE THEM WHEN NO ONE WAS LOOKING. HE STOLE ALL OF THEM AND A BRAND OF FIRE. AND THEN FLEW OUT OF THE LODGE.
AS SOON AS RAVEN WAS OUTSIDE HE HUNG THE SUN IN THE SKY. THERE WAS SO MUCH LIGHT THAT HE WAS ABLE TO FLY FAR OUT TO AN ISLAND IN THE OCEAN. HE FASTENED THE MOON UP IN THE SKY AND HUNG THE STARS AROUND IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN THE SKY. HE WATCHED FOR A CHANCE TO SEIZE THE STARS WHEN NO ONE WAS LOOKING. HE STOLE ALL OF THEM AND A BRAND OF FIRE AND FLEW OUT OF THE LODGE THROUGH THE SMOKE HOLE.
ONCE RAVEN WAS OUTSIDE HE HUNG THE SUN IN THE SKY. THE LIGHT WAS SO BRIGHT THAT HE FLEW OUT TO AN ISLAND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN. WHEN THE SUN SET HE FASTENED THE MOON UP IN THE SKY AND HUNG THE STARS IN DIFFERENT PLACES. HE CARRIED FRESH WATER WITH HIM AND THE FIRE HE HAD STOLEN. IT FELL TO THE GROUND, AND THERE IT BECAME THE SOURCE OF ALL FRESH WATER STREAMS AND LAKES.
RAVEN FLEW ON AND HELD THE BRAND OF FIRE IN HIS BILL. THE SMOKE FROM THE FIRE FLEW OVER HIS FEATHERS AND MADE THEM BLACK. WHEN HIS BILL BEGAN TO BURN HE HAD TO DROP THE FIREBRAND. IT STRUCK ROCKS AND WENT INTO THEM. THAT IS WHY IF YOU STRIKE TWO STONES TOGETHER FIRE WILL DROP OUT. THAT IS WHY RAVEN IS NOW A BLACK BIRD.
MARLENE BARANZINI
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