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Comparing Grizzlies And Australian Aborigine Creation Myth

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These two myths have similarities and differences between them. The two myths I chose was the one I read for English class, ¨When Grizzlies Walked Upright¨ and the other one I found on the internet, “Australian Aborigine Creation Myth” The myth on the Grizzlies was about how there was a chief of the sky spirits and he made a great mount that reached from the earth almost to the sky. What is now known as Mount Shasta. Whatever his finger touched, it turn into a tree and the snow melted. Then the Sky spirit broke off the end of a giant stick and threw the pieces to the river. The longer pieces turned into beaver and otter and the smaller ones became fish. The end of the giant stick made all the animals. Then he decided to bring his family to …show more content…

The only who was awake was the Father of All spirits. Then the father of all spirit told the Mother Sun that he has work for her, and that she should go down to the earth and awake the sleeping spirits. Mother Sun went down there and walked in all directions and everywhere she walked plants grew. Her heat melted the ice and the rivers and streams of the world were created, and after that she created fish, small snakes, lizards, and frogs. Next she awoke the spirits of the birds and animals and they burst into the sunshine of colors. The Father of All Spirits was pleased with her work. Sun Mother told her creation to be peaceful with each other. After she went away, her creations just stood there frozen they thought the end of the time had come. At first they all lived peacefully but after a while their hearts grew envious and Sun Mother had to come and gave them the choice of what form they wanted. The rats she had made changed into bats, the giant lizards and fish had blue tongues and feet. There was a new creature made with a bill like a duck, teeth for chewing, a tail like a beavers and the ability to lay egg. It was called the

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