the sun (Sun-Catcher legend)

Also known as: the Sun · Role: sun · First appears: The Sun-Catcher; or, the Boy who set a Snare for the Sun

In The Sun-Catcher; or, the Boy who set a Snare for the Sun, the sun singes and shrinks the boy (Sun-Catcher legend)’s bird-skin coat while he sleeps at a knoll, and the boy vows vengeance against it. A little after midnight, he catches the sun in a snare and prevents it from rising; at last, the dormouse (Sun-Catcher legend) cuts the cord and frees it, but is reduced to a very small size.

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Life events

• The sun singes and shrinks the boy’s bird-skin coat while he sleeps.(The Sun-Catcher; or, the Boy who set a Snare for the Sun · 📍 a knoll)
  • With: the boy (Sun-Catcher legend)
  • “He fell fast asleep; and while sleeping, the sun beat so hot upon him, that it singed and drew up his bird-skin coat, so that when he awoke and stretched himself, he felt bound in it, as it were.”
• The boy vows vengeance against the sun for damaging his coat.(The Sun-Catcher; or, the Boy who set a Snare for the Sun)
  • With: the boy (Sun-Catcher legend)
  • “He flew into a passion, and upbraided the sun, and vowed vengeance against it.”
• The boy catches the sun in a snare, preventing it from rising.(The Sun-Catcher; or, the Boy who set a Snare for the Sun)
  • With: the boy (Sun-Catcher legend)
  • “He fixed his snare on a spot just where the sun would strike the land, as it rose above the earth's disk; and sure enough, he caught the sun, so that it was held fast in the cord, and did not rise.”
• The dormouse cuts the cord and frees the sun, but is reduced to a very small size.(The Sun-Catcher; or, the Boy who set a Snare for the Sun)
  • With: the dormouse (Sun-Catcher legend)
  • “It succeeded, however, in cutting the cord with its teeth, and freeing the sun, but it was reduced to a very small size, and has remained so ever since.”

The Sun-Catcher; or, the Boy who set a Snare for the Sun

• enemies with the boy (Sun-Catcher legend) “He flew into a passion, and upbraided the sun, and vowed vengeance against it.”
• benefactor: the dormouse (Sun-Catcher legend) “It succeeded, however, in cutting the cord with its teeth, and freeing the sun, but it was reduced to a very small size, and has remained so ever since.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Myth of Hiawatha, and Other Oral Legends. Made with Rho MD.