Seniai seniai, neatmenamais laikais, kada dar žmonių nebuvo pasaulyje.....
English Translation by GLORIA O’BRIEN
Long, long go, during time
immemorial, even before there were people in the world, in one little house,
there lived the Moon and the Sun. While living together, they came to love each
other so well, that they decided to get married.
And
living happily together, they had a daughter, whom they called
Earth.
Moon
and Sun lived together for many, many happy years, but one day, they quarreled.
“If
you are going to be such a hot-head, I will
abandon you!”, said the Moon to the Sun.
“And
if you continue to be so cold, I will not live with you!”, answered the Sun.
“Very
well – let us separate. But our daughter
stays with me.”
“No! – I will never
leave her with you. Do you want her to
freeze, living there with you?”
So they applied to
Perkūnas, asking him to settle their argument.
Mighty
Perkūnas, in his thunderous voice, declared – “Let it be thus: The Sun
will protect her daughter Earth during the day, and the Moon, at night.”
Thus, even till now, they follow the will of
Perkūnas. From morning till
evening, the Sun watches over her daughter Earth, and from evening until
morning, the Moon guards her. And when the Moon has no time, then his sisters,
the Stars, watch over her.
Source:
From “Lietuvių Liaudės Pasakos”
Audiocasette
produced by UAB “Plokštelės”
© English
Translation - Gloria O’Brien 2006
This article was printed in Bridges Nov
2006