The Origin of Fire

In the myth, Water Spider Gets the Fire , who was the first animal to try to get fire from the tree?

• Snake

• Raven

• Owl

• Water Spider

What happened to the owls when they tried to get fire?

• fire turned their feathers black

• they burned all the feathers off their back

• it made them unable to fly back

• the burning ashes made a ring around their eyes

How did the fox trick the geese into helping him get into the village of the fireflies?

• The fox convinced the geese to let him ride on their backs. When he was near the village, he jumped out of the geese's back into the sycamore tree beside the firefly village.

• Fox told geese that they are the best flying animals and that he wanted to see the world with them. The geese let him ride on their backs asked to land near the firefly village saying he needs to eat first.

• The fox told the geese he wanted to learn their cry but he really wanted to learn how to fly inside the firefly village. Fox opened his eyes while flying so he'd fall inside the village.

• Fox told the geese that the fireflies were greedy and they wanted to hide fire. So the geese stole fire and gave it to the fox.

According to the story of Water Spider Gets Fire, how did the first fire started?

• The fireflies lit dry bushes in an island

• Thunder sent Lightning to the bottom of the sycamore tree.

• Snake rubbed the rocks and started sparks that created fire

• The owls stole fire from fox and drop it on a tree

What was the fox's punishment for stealing fire from the fireflies?

• The fox's tail is turned black after fire burned it.

• Fox will always get scared of fire.

• The fox will never be able to use fire for himself.

• Fox's fur was changed to the color of fire

Personification is simply giving human

qualities to nonhuman objects, such as having trees

talk or animals dance.

Which of the following examples show personification?

• Fox pretended to be tired

• Apache storytellers passing down the story of the origin of fire

• Geese flying over the firefly village

• Apaches using fire to cook food

How did Water Spider carry the fire to the other animals?

• Water Spider dragged a burning bush over the water

• Water Spider asked Lightning to strike on a tree in the mainland

• Water Spider used the bowl she weaved to carry a small coal

• Water Spider put a burning twig on her back

How did the fox escape the firefly village?

• Fox dug a small hole on the fence and escape from there

• Fox used the feathers from the geese to fly away

• Fox tricked the fireflies into letting him out of the village

• Fox asked the sycamore tree to bend and carry him over the fence.

How did Fox spread fire to the world?

• Fox gave Hawk the burning bark to scatter the fire sparks around the world.

• Fox told the geese to spread fire around the world

• Fox light up the sycamore tree and let the wind spread the fire sparks.

• Fox tricked the fireflies into burning all the trees as they chased him

Which Native American tribe told the story of Water Spider Gets Fire?

• Apache

• Dine

• Cherokee

• Lakota