The Maya believe that when the sun first revealed himself
His heat was unbearable and dried up the face of the earth

The Chukchi of Siberia say in a series of upheavals
The sun scorched the people

The Ute of Utah relate that the first sun was fickle and erratic
And came too close to the earth

In the Andaman Islands maintain the first people enjoyed uninterruptedly
The privilege of soft daylight

But when the new sun appeared
It burned fiercely and caused great distress

The Klallam of Washington State
Adhere to the opinion that the sun was much hotter than it is now

In Tierra Del Fuego South America
It is accepted that Taruwalum appeared suddenly and set fire to the entire region

The Bunun of Taiwan uphold the notion that 2 suns appeared
And one subsequently turned into the moon

The Atayal of Taiwan preserve the belief
That at first 2 suns circled the sky
One was much larger than we see it today

Plants shriveled up and crops did not grow
The bigger one was the moon

The Twana blame a past lethal outburst on the moon
Which was intended to be a sun
The creator condemned the moon to only shine at night

In northwest Australia is a myth of a mother sun and daughter sun
They were in a hollow log
When they came out they got to close to earth and burned everything
Animals died of thirst

The Shuswap of British Columbia claim
That a Chinook wind was released from a large round bag hanging on a post
The heat became so intense that the country took fire

The Okanagon also of British Columbia
See the first sun as a radiant oppressor

The Mergen of Mongolia tell of a tale of 7 suns who rose in a file
Arriving from other parts of the sky

The Quiche believe the original animals were turned to stone
By the sun when he first arrived

According to the Cherokee
The sun and his daughter sent sultry rays upon the people
Killing them by the hundreds

The Huichol of central Mexico assert
That all the nocturnal animals became angry when the sun first came
Because his glaring rays were blinding

Traditions the world over claim the world burned
The oceans boiled and the rivers dried up

Established beliefs abound and are ubiquitous
That the sun and the moon are newcomers
And their first appearance resulted in tragedy!