How Raven stole the sun / story by Maria Williams ; illustrations by Felix Vigil.
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TextSeries: Tales of the peoplePublication details: New York : Abbeville Press, 2001Edition: 1st edDescription: 29 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 0789201631Subject(s): First Nations -- Children's literature | First Nations -- Legends -- Ravens | Tlingit -- LegendsSummary: A long time ago, Raven was pure white. This was so long ago that the only light came from campfires, because a greedy chief kept the stars, moon, and sun locked up in elaborately carved boxes. Determined to free them, the shape-shifting Raven transformed himself into the chief's grandson and tricked him into opening the boxes and releasing the starlight and moonlight. Though tired of being stuck in human form, Raven maintained his disguise until he got the chief to open the box with the sun and flood the world with daylight, at which point he transformed himself back into a raven. When the furious chief locked him in the house, Raven was forced to escape through the small smokehole at the top and that's why ravens are now black as smoke instead of white as snow.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Children's Literature | BCACCS Resource Centre Regular | G20 W55 H68 2001 (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | 1 | Available | T 1047 |
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Includes a glossary of Tlingit words.
A long time ago, Raven was pure white. This was so long ago that the only light came from campfires, because a greedy chief kept the stars, moon, and sun locked up in elaborately carved boxes. Determined to free them, the shape-shifting Raven transformed himself into the chief's grandson and tricked him into opening the boxes and releasing the starlight and moonlight. Though tired of being stuck in human form, Raven maintained his disguise until he got the chief to open the box with the sun and flood the world with daylight, at which point he transformed himself back into a raven. When the furious chief locked him in the house, Raven was forced to escape through the small smokehole at the top and that's why ravens are now black as smoke instead of white as snow.
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