Flint modified the rivers that
his brother had created so
they
THE WORLD ON THE TURTLE'S BACK
Native American Creation Story
A long time ago human beings lived high up in
what is now called heaven. They had a great and
illustrious chief
It so happened that this chief's daughter was
taken very ill with a strange affliction. All the
people were very anxious as to the outcome of
her illness. Every known remedy was tried in an
attempt to cure her, but none had any effect.
Near the lodge of this chief stood a great tree,
which every year bore corn used for food. One of
the friends of the chief had a dream in which he
was advised to tell the chief that in order to cure
his daughter he must lay her beside this tree, and
that he must have the tree dug up. This advice
A. would flow faster and be harder to
navigate.
B. would flow only one direction and be
harder to navigate.
C. would flow in circles and be impossible
to navigate.