The Legend of the Raven
As told by Marilyn Whirlwind
Episode 3.10, "Seoul Mates"
Pageant VersionA long time ago, the raven looked down from the sky and saw that the people of the world were living in darkness.
The ball of light was kept hidden by a selfish old chief.
So the raven turned himself into a spruce needle and floated on the river where the chief's daughter came for water.
She drank the spruce needle.
She became pregnant and gave birth to a boy, who was the raven in disguise.
The baby cried and cried until the chief gave him the ball of light to play with.
As soon as he had the light, the raven turned back into himself.
The raven carried the light into the sky.
From then on, we no longer lived in darkness.
On-The-Street Version
A long time ago, the raven looked down from the sky and saw that the people of the world were living in darkness.
The ball of light was kept hidden by a selfish old chief.
So the raven turned himself into a spruce needle and floated on the river where the chief's daughter came for water.
She drank the spruce needle.
She became pregnant and gave birth to a boy, which was the raven in disguise.
The baby cried and cried until the chief gave him the ball of light to play with.
As soon as he had the light, the raven turned back into himself and carried the light into the sky.
From then on, we no longer lived in darkness.
Other Versions of the Legend
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Purchase How Raven Stole the Sun
The Origin of Light
Raven Steals the Light
Raven Steals the Sun, Stars, and Moon
Background to the Raven Legends
Created 21 January 1998 / Updated 15 Oct 2007
