{"id":1023,"date":"2015-11-16T07:44:54","date_gmt":"2015-11-16T07:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thepartridgefamilytemple.org\/albuquerque\/?p=1023"},"modified":"2016-07-31T01:56:11","modified_gmt":"2016-07-31T01:56:11","slug":"danny-catches-the-un","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thepartridgefamilytemple.org\/albuquerque\/2015\/11\/16\/danny-catches-the-un\/","title":{"rendered":"DANNY CATCHES THE UN"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One evening, Shirley was making macaroni and cheese for everyone\u2019s dinner. They had just finished band practice when the sun went down and it became too dark to see outside. Danny was getting more and more irritated as his bedtime approached. After finishing the last bite of his meal he stood up at the dinner table.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n

\u201cEvery day we have to rush to do our chores, finish our homework and have band practice\u2014 all before the sun sets,\u201d he said. \u201cWhy should we be slaves to the sun? I\u2019m going to catch the sun before he rises and teach him to be a little more respectful!\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n

But Keith was quick to criticize, not believing Danny could possibly pull off such a feat.<\/span><\/strong><\/em>
\n\u201cIt would be impossible to catch the sun, he\u2019s much bigger than you! And smarter too!\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n

\u201cThe heat and flames would burn you to death, Danny,\u201d Shirley said.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n

\u201cI think he\u2019s got sunstroke,\u201d Laurie added, and they all laughed.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n

\u201cHey – I\u2019ve done a lot of things that people thought were impossible,\u201d Danny said angrily, \u201cand I will conquer the sun!\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n

The next day Danny rummaged through the garage until he found some rope, which he planned to use to ensnare the sun. When the evening arrived, he grabbed the rope and walked towards the east where the sun rises first. He dug a hole among the roots of a tree and hid. <\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n

The first ray of light, the first leg of the sun, soon began to appear in the sky. Danny threw his rope and caught it. One by one the legs of the sun rose into the sky and were caught by the rope.<\/span><\/strong><\/em>
\nWhen the sun saw that all of his legs were trapped, he tried to lower himself again. Danny quickly tied the rope to the tree and pulled until the body of the sun came back up again. <\/span><\/strong><\/em>
\nDanny reached into the hole he had dug beneath the tree and pulled out an ax. He began to viciously strike the sun until he was coated in blood.<\/span><\/strong><\/em>
\n\u201cGive me my life,\u201d the sun begged.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n

“If you live, you may be a traitor,\u201d Danny shouted, \u201cIt would be better just to kill you!” <\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n

But the sun continued to plead for his life. He asked Danny if they could please discuss the situation.<\/span><\/strong><\/em>
\nAfter talking for a while, the two agreed that there should be a regular motion to the sun\u2019s journey. Danny would allow the sun to live as long as he was able to make the days longer. They decided that half of the time the sun could go down quickly, as he now does in the winter \u2014 but during the other half he must move slowly, as he now does in the summer.<\/span><\/strong><\/em>
\nThe days became longer thanks to Danny, he had succeeded in taming the sun. From that day on, the sun has always kept his word and traveled slower across the sky.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n

A traditional Hawaiian tale<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Artwork by Whale Song Partridge<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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