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“What are we supposed to do about this?” Noir asked. “We can barely see anything.”
“Maybe there’s something we can do to restore the light,” Mona, the cat, said.
“I will take care of it,” Joker said.
“What are you planning to do,” Noir asked with wide eyes.
Joker smirked. “I’m going to steal it back.”
“Hey, can I come with?” Skull asked. “I’m bored.”
Joker shrugged, and the two went off in search of the light. They glimpsed some rays on a hilltop near a cabin. A man was shoveling snow out front. Each heap of snow he threw into the air completely blocked out the sun. Joker noticed a ball of light by the cabin’s door, and smiled. “Excuse me, sir,” he said. Can we trouble you for a cup of coffee? It’s very cold outside and we’d love to warm up.”
“What? You’re thinking about coffee of all things in a place like this?” Skull asked.
Joker held a finger to his lips, then turned back to the man.
“Oh, I suppose,” he replied. “Come into the cabin.” He dropped the shovel and walked to the door. Joker snatched the ball of light and started running back down the hill.
“Ohhhh, now I get it,” Skull said. He started to run after Joker, then stopped and grabbed the shovel. “Hey, we’re gonna borrow this, mister, thanks!”
The two thieves ran all the way down the hill, breaking off pieces of the light ball and dropping them every so often. When they reached the others, they had created days and nights in the palace.
“Oh, thank you! That’s so much better!” Noir said happily.
“I think we should leave, though,” Mona said. “I’m pretty sure that shovel Skull took was the treasure, this place is about the crumble!”
They ran as fast as they could, escaping to the real world just in time. “That light thing you did was really cool, Joker, but I guess it was for nothing since the palace doesn’t exist anymore,” said Mona.
Skull smiled sheepishly. “Oops. That was my bad.”
Author’s note:
This story is based on The Bringing of the Light by Raven from Myths and Legends of Alaska, edited by Katharine Berry Judson. In the original, the sun stops shining in a village. A boy says he can get it back, and turns into Raven. He finds a man at the top of a hill shoveling snow, which is blocking the light. He tells the man he wants to live with him since his village is too dark. When the man agrees and invites him in, he steals the ball of light by the porch and the shovels and runs back towards the village, breaking off pieces of light every so often, creating days and nights. The man chases after him, but because he is Raven, the boy quickly flies away. I have used characters from the game Persona 5 in my retelling. In the game, a group called the Phantom Thieves can enter a cognitive world in people’s minds called the Metaverse. A particular person’s cognitive world is referred to as a palace. To create a change of heart in a person who has gone astray, the thieves have to steal the core of the palace, called its treasure. I thought it would be fun to set this story in the Metaverse where the sun could go missing. The thieves end up stealing the light back, but also take the shovel, which turns out to be the treasure. When the treasure is taken, the palace crumbles and ceases to exist.
“What? You’re thinking about coffee of all things in a place like this?” Skull asked.
Joker held a finger to his lips, then turned back to the man.
“Oh, I suppose,” he replied. “Come into the cabin.” He dropped the shovel and walked to the door. Joker snatched the ball of light and started running back down the hill.
“Ohhhh, now I get it,” Skull said. He started to run after Joker, then stopped and grabbed the shovel. “Hey, we’re gonna borrow this, mister, thanks!”
The two thieves ran all the way down the hill, breaking off pieces of the light ball and dropping them every so often. When they reached the others, they had created days and nights in the palace.
“Oh, thank you! That’s so much better!” Noir said happily.
“I think we should leave, though,” Mona said. “I’m pretty sure that shovel Skull took was the treasure, this place is about the crumble!”
They ran as fast as they could, escaping to the real world just in time. “That light thing you did was really cool, Joker, but I guess it was for nothing since the palace doesn’t exist anymore,” said Mona.
Skull smiled sheepishly. “Oops. That was my bad.”
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Author’s note:
This story is based on The Bringing of the Light by Raven from Myths and Legends of Alaska, edited by Katharine Berry Judson. In the original, the sun stops shining in a village. A boy says he can get it back, and turns into Raven. He finds a man at the top of a hill shoveling snow, which is blocking the light. He tells the man he wants to live with him since his village is too dark. When the man agrees and invites him in, he steals the ball of light by the porch and the shovels and runs back towards the village, breaking off pieces of light every so often, creating days and nights. The man chases after him, but because he is Raven, the boy quickly flies away. I have used characters from the game Persona 5 in my retelling. In the game, a group called the Phantom Thieves can enter a cognitive world in people’s minds called the Metaverse. A particular person’s cognitive world is referred to as a palace. To create a change of heart in a person who has gone astray, the thieves have to steal the core of the palace, called its treasure. I thought it would be fun to set this story in the Metaverse where the sun could go missing. The thieves end up stealing the light back, but also take the shovel, which turns out to be the treasure. When the treasure is taken, the palace crumbles and ceases to exist.
The Bringing of the Light by Raven from Myths and Legends of Alaska, edited by Katharine Berry Judson. Web Source.
Hey Angela! I like that this story seems to take place in another universe, a metaverse. I thought the idea of the man shoveling snow into the sky and causing the sun to be blocked out was interesting. I was curious about where the little ball of light came from and what it was. Why did the snow not affect this light? Very nice story! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThanks! The ball of light was in the original story. The man had it by the porch, but it didn't explain where it came from. I guess I could have filled in those details myself, but I decided to just go with it and keep the mystery.
DeleteHi Angela! Great job with the dialogue and detail of your story. I like how you based if off of a video game. For me,I find that when retelling my stories and relating it to movies helps me retell it better. In the original story it didn't say why the light was hidden so that would have been something cool you could have made up on your own! Good job!
ReplyDeleteOohh, that's a really great idea! Didn't think of that! Thanks for the comments.
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