The World on Turtle's Back

Front

Where do people live at the beginning of the world in “The Earth on the Turtle’s Back”?

Back

In a Sky World above the world.

Front

Why does the man go to the Great Tree at the beginning of the myth?

Back

He wants to make his pregnant wife happy.

Front

Why did the woman fall through the hole in the Sky-World?

Back

no one knows for sure

Front

When the woman falls from the Sky-World, the birds' actions show that animals

Back

care about others

Front

What did the woman bring with her when she fell?

Back

a handful of seeds

Front

Which animal successfully retrieved a crumb of soil from the ocean floor?

Back

a muskrat

Front

How does the earth form in “The World on the Turtle’s Back”?

Back

A muskrat brings up soil from the ocean bottom, and the woman plants the roots in them.

Front

How did the woman, and later her daughter, manage to make the crumb of earth grow?

Back

They walked in a circle from east to west.

Front

What does this creation myth explain about the Iroquois dance rituals?

Back

They dance in the same direction as the sun to honor the creation of the earth.

Front

What happened to the grandmother?

Back

The right-handed twin cut off her head and turned it into the moon