“Canada, Our Home” is a short story that is completely fiction. It depicts how the current universe, specifically from a Canadian’s point of view, was created. It uses many iconic Canadian symbols within its literature to explain how certain physical features were formed. It uses many elements that are common in other creation tales. The story starts out with nothing but an endless void and a single ruler Loïc Strongbeard. It also mentions that he creates the first “water” because he was sad that there was nothing. He becomes lonely again and creates a beaver, an iconic Canadian animal, as a companion. Loïc ends up creating humans from one of the few basic resources that are currently present. The sticks and twigs from the big wood. During