Thesunwearsashirtofdresseddeerskin，withleggingsofthesamereachingtohisthighs。Theshirtandleggingsarefringed。Hismoccasinsarealsoofdeerskinandembroideredinyellow，red，andturkisbeads。Hewearsakiltofdeerskin，havingasnakepainteduponit。Hecarriesabowandarrows，thequiverbeingofcougarskin，hangingoverhisshoulder，andheholdshisbowinhislefthandandanarrowinhisright。HealwayswearsthemaskwhichprotectshimfromthesightofthepeopleofHa—arts。
Atthetopofthemaskisaneagleplumewithparrotplumes；aneagleplumeisateachside，andoneatthebottomofthemask。Thehairaroundtheheadandfaceisredlikefire，andwhenitmovesandshakespeoplecannotlookcloselyatthemask。Itisnotintendedthattheyshouldobserveclosely，elsetheywouldknowthatinsteadofseeingthesuntheyseeonlyhismask。
Themooncametotheupperworldwiththesunandhealsowearsamask。
EachnightthesunpassesbythehouseofSussistinnako，thespider，whoaskshim，\"Howaremychildrenabove？Howmanyhavediedto—day？Howmanyhavebeenbornto—day？\"Thesunlingersonlylongenoughtoanswerhisquestions。Hethenpassesontohishouseintheeast。
TheFoxesandtheSunYurok（nearKlamathRiver，Cal。）