In a time before the was no floral or fauna on the earth
plain. The Raven spent days walking and exploring this vast land. After seeing
every nook, he started to long to see a change in how everything looked. Everything
he saw looked bare.
He went to creation lake, where his mother made the earth
plain from. There he took come mud first made a plant. He was fascinated with
the colors he could add and so he ended up making millions of different kinds. Next,
he wanted to produce something that would help the plants reproduce. He took
more mud and shaped it into tiny creatures. Many of them flew but he liked the
idea of the small creatures working together to make a big impact. He created
the ants and the bees with that idea in mind. He wanted then to create some
bigger animals that would make sure to keep all the plants around and eat the
ones that grow too much. He created many different animals, deer included. When
he was creating the deer, he shaped them and held them by their bellies but
forgot to add any coloring so he put them down but they already had the breath
of life in them so they went off before the Raven could do anything. The deer
had only completely dried on it's belly so that is why they are white on the bottom
and brown on their backs.
Once he finished creating all the animals he could think of
he felt as though there was still something missing. He was worried about on
type of animal over powering another so he wanted to create an animal that
could think more broadly and can bring balance into the world and make sure
nothing gets over eaten and breaks the circle of life.
This is where he created a girl. He created he as a small
child that would grow quickly but that way he could show her everything he
created and tell he how to protect it. He taught her about how the bees pollinate
the plants that she eats and that she should keep animals away from them so
they can pollinate everything. He taught her about how the deer eat plants and
to make them move if they eat too much in one area. He also told her about the predators
and to let them eat the animals that have had their time come. He taught her
about the beauty that the world had to offer her and she fell in love with his
creation. She enjoyed everything for years but noticed that she wanted someone
like her so she would not have to enjoy and experience everything alone.
She went to ask the Raven to make a partner for her. He did
so and created a man but made him full grown so she would not have to wait for
him to age. The woman was happy and taught the man everything she knew hoping that
he would share the same love for nature that she had.
Author's note: this comes from the first two stories of the Alaskan unit:
The Raven Myth: Raven's CreationThe Raven Myth: Raven Creates the People
where the Raven creates the world with humans. The story makes it as though the world is made for humans since a man was the first to be created but I wanted it to seem like humans should be the protectors of earth.
