y of the Boy, and again, to
comfort him, the Wise Man opened the great chest, and from it
poured the Stars into the lap of the Boy, poured the chest
empty of the Worlds of Light. And the Boy laughed loud.
Laughed until the Wise Man, the Wife, and the Maiden, his
mother, laughed that he laughed, as he dripped the bright
stars through his fingers, dripped the waterfall of stars.
Then the Wise Man questioned as he laughed: 'What shall he cry
for tomorrow? And what shall we give him, the Unsatisfied, now
that the chest is empty?'

"And the Boy laughed.

"Night came, and the Wise Man, and his Wife, and the
Maiden-Mother, their daughter, slept. With Tokanay, the Baby,
in the hollow of her arm slept the girl.

"As they slept, from the hollow of the arm of the maiden there
crept a raven, Yaeethl the Raven, Yaeethl the Snow-White,
Yaeethl the Father of Thieves.

"Softly crept he, with many times turned head and watchful eye
on the Three, sleeping. To the corner where the Boy, careless,
had dropped the Shining Worlds, to the corner by the open,
empty chest crept Yaeethl the Noiseless.

"And the Three slept.

"Beneath his right wing hid Yaeethl the Sun. Beneath his left
wing hid he the Moon. Within his claws gathered he the Stars.

"Asleep were the Three.

"The lodge door was closed, locked was the door of
Yakootsekaya-ka, Keeper of the Worlds of Light. Fastened tight
were the windows. Barred were door and windows to keep out
Yaeethl, the Thief. For a moment stood Yaeethl, turning his
head to find some hole through which he might escape, then
toward the wide chimney he flew.

"Still slept the Three.

"Wide spread were the wings of Yaeethl, the Flying, and the
great light of the Sun was uncovered. Brightly it shone,
straight into the eyes of the Wise Man gleamed the fierce
light.

"Awake was Yakootsekaya-ka, crying: 'Yaeethl! Yaeethl! 'Tis
Yaeethl! Awake!'

"Awake was the Wife and the Daughter, and the Three strove to
catch the Raven, the White One. But the great light of the Sun
was in their eyes and they were blinded so they fell in each
other's way. And in the throat of the chimney was Yaeethl,
flying upward.

"Then did the Wise Man call upon Kahn, his sister's son, Kahn,
the God of Fire, to a