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=**How the Sun Became Yellow**=

In Georgia on the Indian land, it was very hot. It was strange because the sun was not visible, but it was still over 95 ° Fahrenheit. There was no light, but there was still heat. People didn’t know where the heat was coming from. Two kids, who were seven years old were named John and Mark. John and Mark were very poor and lived in small huts. They had two dogs for pets that constantly ran into walls because they couldn’t see.

John and Mark were trying to find an activity and wanted to color but kept bumping into stuff while trying to find a crayon. They were so poor that they only owned one yellow crayon. They found the yellow crayon. John and Mark fought over the crayon and who got to use it first. They yelled at each other and called each other names. In a fit of tug of war they yanked on the crayon. John pulled Mark’s hair, and Mark screamed and let go of the crayon. John started playing with it inside because he won the crayon, so he got to play first. Then it was Mark’s turn. They couldn’t see the drawings because they had run out of candles and they started to cry.

The God of the Sky heard them crying and came down. He asked them what was wrong. They told told him about how they ran out candles and needed light. The Sky God was in a kind mood and told them they have the power to use the crayon in any way they want, and told them to think smart. So they thought for a while and John said, “I wish we could have light on our town," and the other friend said he had an idea. He gave the crayon to the Sky God and asked him to draw a circle in the sky. He asked him to color it in with the crayon. The circle is named the sun today, and it shines over all of the world.

The End

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