The people became enraged and cut down the tree on which
Raven sat.

The Raven flew to another.
The people, catching a brief glance of the light as the Raven flew,
became more desirous of possessing it. They cut a second tree and
a third and a fourth as the Raven moved.
Angered by their persistence the Raven flew away. ,
He came to where some men were fishing for Oolichans. He wag
hungry. He rested and covered the light with his wings. i!
But the men had seen him and hurried to him. ‘
“Light, give us light,” said they. f
“Give me Oolichans,’’ said he.

They gave him Oolichans.

He took the light and break it. One piece he threw far away sol
that it is pale and shines at night. The other he threw into the cen .
tre of the heavens as a light for day. The fragments that had broken}

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off scattered as stars.
Mountains sprang from the darkness. i
Trees came out from the darkness. ‘

Rivers, lakes, seas, gleamed from the darkness.
The whole world sprang into a new life.
There was light.