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What sin does the speaker recall committing as a boy?

The sin of taking the sun and not giving it rest.

Where did the speaker lay when he committed the sin?

In a field in the wet sun, in the wet grass and the soft warm rain.

What did the speaker say in his heart while lying in the field?

He said, 'Let me pass. Let me pass, I am a part of it, Let me go by a way that is easy and broad, I will be a little part of the wind and the sun, And the leaves on the trees, and the grass.'

What did the speaker do with the sun?

He took the sun as a thief takes the spoils, and he shone all night in the fields, and all day in the wilderness, giving the sun no rest. Signup and view all the answers

What did the speaker do with the cloth he wove from the golden threads?

He thought to give the cloth away, to be a cloak for a beggar, to line a king's helmet, to be a saddle for a ho. Signup and view all the answers

What was the sin the boy committed?

The sin the boy committed was taking the sun and not giving it any rest, and weaving the golden threads in a pattern of his own. Signup and view all the answers

Where did the boy go in the rain?

The boy went away in the rain, in the laughter of brooks, in the song of the birds, and in the scolding of the squirrels. Signup and view all the answers

What did the boy plan to do with the cloth he created?

The boy planned to give the cloth away, to be a cloak for a beggar, to line a king's helmet, and to be a saddle for a ho. Signup and view all the answers

What did the boy say in his heart while lying in the wet sun?

The boy said in his heart: Let me pass. Let me pass, I am a part of it, Let me go by a way that is easy and broad, I will be a little part of the wind and the sun, And the leaves on the trees, and the grass. Signup and view all the answers

What did the boy compare the cloth he created to?

The boy compared the cloth he created to the cloth that the gods wear in the House of the Sun. Signup and view all the answers

What did the speaker want to be a part of while lying in the field?

The wind, the sun, the leaves on the trees, and the grass. Signup and view all the answers

What did the speaker plan to do with the sun?

He planned to take the sun and shine all night in the fields and all day in the wilderness, giving the trees no rest. Signup and view all the answers

What did the speaker compare the cloth he wove from the golden threads to?

He compared it to the cloth that the gods wear in the House of the Sun. Signup and view all the answers

How did the speaker feel when he was tired?

He thought to give the cloth away, to be a cloak for a beggar, to line a king's helmet, and to be a saddle for a ho. Signup and view all the answers

What did the speaker do with the rain, laughter of brooks, song of the birds, and scolding of the squirrels?

He went away in the rain, in the laughter of brooks, in the song of the birds, and in the scolding of the squirrels. Signup and view all the answers