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Description
Sun was kept in a box within the tribal house. The world was left dark and cold outside. It was chief of the Nass River and his wife who kept a close eye on the box, for it was not to be opened. Raven knew that he must rescue the sun. He transformed himself into a hemlock needle, which the chief’s daughter drank along with the water she had cupped in her hands from the stream. Raven became the chief’s grandson, in human form raven was cherished. His grandfather gave him everything, except the box. Raven cried for so many days that grandfather finally let him play with the box. When no one was looking raven opened the lid, out came the sun who rushed towards the smoke hole in the ceiling only to have its long rays get suck quickly Raven turns himself back into rid form, raced to the ceiling and pushed the sun through the opening. As he pushed some rays broke off from the sun and these became the moon and the stars the people who rushed out the tribal house entry door became the animals of whose furs they wore.
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; "\"Long Beak Raven\"")
