Cherokee creation myth
Storyboard Text
- The earth is a great island floating in a sea of water, and suspended at each of the four cardinal points by a cord hanging down from the sky vault, which is of solid rock. When the world grows old and worn out, the people will die and the cords will break and let the earth sink down into the ocean, and all will be water again. The Indians are afraid of this.
- We need more room..I wonder what's beyond all of that water?
- Water Beetle, offered to go and find out. Water Beetle darted in every direction over the surface of the water, but it could find no place to rest. There was no land at all. Then Water Beetle dived to the bottom of the water and brought up some soft mud. This began to grow and to spread out on every side until it became the island which we call the earth. Afterwards this earth was fastened to the sky with four cords, but no one remembers who did this.
- We can't go down there yet what if it is still soft and wet? We should send the birds to go check.
- They reached the ground and it was still soft and wet so they flew farther and found Cherokee and saw it was full of mountains all of the animals were scared that all of earth would be like this and called the birds back up.
- When the earth was dry and the animals came down, it was still dark. Therefore they got the sun and set it in a track to go every day across the island from east to west, just overhead. It was too hot this way. Red Crawfish had his shell scorched a bright red, so that his meat was spoiled. Therefore the Cherokees do not eat it.
Over 30 Million Storyboards Created