Myth & folk traditions · Folktale
Sun Sister
The sister who becomes the sun after escaping a tiger and ascending to the sky; some variants reverse the roles.
Tradition
The sister who becomes the sun after escaping a tiger and ascending to the sky; some variants reverse the roles. In the tale, the siblings survive a tiger by climbing a rope from the sky, and the sister becomes the sun.
Legacy
In the tale, the siblings survive a tiger by climbing a rope from the sky, and the sister becomes the sun. A familiar ending says her brother yields the sun's place when she fears the night, although some variants reverse their roles.