Legend tells of a boy, living by the sea, who befriends the ravens, sharing his food with them. But some of the ravens are greedy, and the village bous decide to teach them a lesson by sending a swify and fateal arrow. When darkness descends upon the land, the wise ilder tells the villagers that only the Lord of the Sky can restore the sun, so the boy begins an journey in search of him... The author pays tribute to her emigration from Eastern Europe and her arrival in British Columabia, where she saw beautiful totem poles for the first time.