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The Tale of Day and Night
“How do I make it warm again?”
Asked Night, for she did not want to lose the people’s trust.
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“You can not. Only I can make warmth, for I am all which is light in the Universe. But now that I am gone, the people will start to freeze.”
Replied Day. He sounded very calm, but He wanted to get back to His rightful place in the sky, so as to watch over His people.
Night stormed off. She was furious that she could not make warmth. She went to the people of earth and lied,
“I have come back bearing news. Day has taken away your warmth in His hatred of you.”
The people cried, saying,
“Why has Day abandoned us? It’s all dark! We can not see you Night, where are you?”
Night was confused.
“Why can you not see me? I can see you perfectly fine.”
She said.
“Help us Night! We are blind, and cannot see when our deaths come. We are all blind and freezing!”
Again Night went off to the Nothing to visit Day.
“Day, the people are saying they can’t see me. Why can they not see me? I wish for them to gaze on my terrible beauty, and be afraid,”
Night said. She was truly in a rage now.
Day responded. He knew Night would have to yield her place in the Sky back to Him, or else there would be no reason for either of them.
“I grant them sight, dearest Night. You took me away, but in taking me away, you took away what I represent: Love, Warmth, Sight, Health.
“I suggest we strike a deal. You may have some of the time in the sky, and I shall take the times that you aren’t there. That way the people can live and be healthy, and also look on you.”
Night was nervous. She thought Day was trying to trick her,
“Only as long as we both get half of the time in the sky.”
So Day and Night came back to earth with glad tidings:
“We have decided,” They said, “to share our time in the Sky.”
“When I am in the sky,” Said Day, “it will by Day’s time.”
“And when I am in the Sky,” followed Night, “it will be called Night’s time.”
And so it was that Night and Day shared the sky, ever chasing each other for a game. Sometimes, Day would run faster than Night, and Night got more time in the Sky, and sometimes Night would run faster than Day, giving Day more time.
And in the end, Day and Night agreed to work together and keep the people of earth safe.
