Match each creation myth feature to the correct story outline.

Tiles:

1. The story involves creation from nothing.

2. The story depicts a small amount of earth expanding, resulting in the origin of Earth.

3. The story tells how natural forces interact to begin creation.

Pairs:

A. When there was no Earth, a gigantic cormorant dived into

the water in search of food. When it returned to the surface,

a small lump of mud sticking to its beak fell on the water.

The lump grew until it brought up some mud that later

became an island. The island grew into Earth.

B. Once upon a time, the Sky and his younger brother, the Sea,

got into a sword fight. The sparks from their swords formed the

planets.

C. In the beginning there were no animals or humans, plants or

trees. God uttered a command and the world began.

Question: Match each creation myth feature to the correct story outline. Tiles: 1. The story involves creation from nothing. 2. The story depicts a small amount of earth expanding, resulting in the origin of Earth. 3. The story tells how natural forces interact to begin creation. Pairs: A. When there was no Earth, a gigantic cormorant dived into the water in search of food. When it returned to the surface, a small lump of mud sticking to its beak fell on the water. The lump grew until it brought up some mud that later became an island. The island grew into Earth. B. Once upon a time, the Sky and his younger brother, the Sea, got into a sword fight. The sparks from their swords formed the planets. C. In the beginning there were no animals or humans, plants or trees. God uttered a command and the world began. Answer: Answer is 1. c 2. a 3. b

1 (creation from nothing) - C, the story is of God creating earth from nothing.

2 (small amount of earth expanding) - A, the story is of the piece of mud expanding into what we now know as earth.

3 (natural forces) - B, the story shows natural forces interacting to create with the sparks turning into earth.