Long, long ago, only the moon and stars lit the Earth. No one had ever felt the warmth or seen the light of the sun.
The spirits who lived in the sky looked down on all the birds and beasts, and they were concerned that the creatures were not happy. One day a generous spirit decided the world needed more light, and so this spirit gathered others, and together they collected wood, and this they began to stack, higher and higher and higher. When the wood was stacked so high they could no longer see the top, they decided to light a fire.
"The creatures of the Earth will delight in our light," the spirits said, "but we must announce its arrival."
The spirits sent a star out into the sky 一 the first morning star and instructed it to announce the arrival of the light that would soon warm the world.
The star shimmered and sparkled, but few no......