Traditional
Why the Seagull Cries
A folktale from Southeastern Alaska and Northwestern British Columbia
Why the Seagull Cries, told by Chris Smith
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Story
When the world was new, all the animals were given gifts to share with others. But Seagull won't share his gift of light and causes all sorts of trouble for the other animals. Until one day, Raven decides to play a trick on Seagull and get him to share the light once and for all.
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Why we chose it
Origin stories and trickster stories are great to tell - and this story is an origin story with a great trickster character.
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