The Sun And The Thunder

Summary

The story revolves around personified elements of nature including the Sun, King Thunder, and the Clouds, engaging in playful interactions. Mr. Sun, depicted as being fond of playing games, decides to join a game of tag with King Thunder and the Clouds. This playful chase causes shifts in weather, creating sunshine one moment and thunderstorms the next, much to the bewilderment of people on Earth. The narrative captures the whimsical and unpredictable nature of weather changes, illustrating how even natural phenomena can be portrayed with human-like qualities, offering a blend of imagination and an explanation of changing weather patterns, making it suitable for a young audience.

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“Now Mr. Sun was feeling lazy,” said Daddy, “and besides, this was his day for playing tag with the King of the Clouds and old King Thunder. For (would you believe it?) Mr. Sun is very fond of a good old-fashioned game of tag once in a while, and he began now trying to catch King Thunder.

As he did so, he got back of one of the clouds and it became quite dark on the earth. ‘Here,’ he said, ‘old King Thunder, come here! Those people down on the earth said they were glad you had stopped making such a noise! I wouldn’t stand it if I were you. Go back and tell them what you think of them! Roar your hardest!’

And sure enough, the Thunder and Rain began again, and the Earth People said, ‘We’re having one of those days when one moment the sun is shining and the next it is thundering and raining.'”