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The Creation Story describes the Great Creator who, from darkness, envisioned a world and created Spirit Beings to maintain balance in nature. Grandmother Moon and Grandfather Thunder brought forth the first man and woman, while an evil Spirit caused a flood that led to a kind spirit, Nanapush, saving animals and ultimately creating new land from soil brought by a muskrat. This narrative illustrates themes of creation, companionship, and the struggle between good and evil in the formation of the world.

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Creation Story Text

The Creation Story describes the Great Creator who, from darkness, envisioned a world and created Spirit Beings to maintain balance in nature. Grandmother Moon and Grandfather Thunder brought forth the first man and woman, while an evil Spirit caused a flood that led to a kind spirit, Nanapush, saving animals and ultimately creating new land from soil brought by a muskrat. This narrative illustrates themes of creation, companionship, and the struggle between good and evil in the formation of the world.

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Creation Story Text

In the beginning, there was a great darkness. Within that darkness existed a spirit, the Great Creator,
who dreamed of a world with mountains and birds, of man and of ceremony. And he desired these
things to be true.

The Great Creator then created four Spirit Beings, the Keepers of Creation, to help him with his task.
Grandfathers North, West, East, and Grandmother South were given abilities to guide the four elements
of Nature. Upon the Earth, they created balance between all living things.

Over time, Grandmother Moon became lonely and wished for a companion. With Grandfather Thunder,
she conceived twins – the first man and woman.

An evil Spirit in the form of a horned snake was envious of the Great Toad, who controlled the waters
over Earth. He attacked the Great Toad, and fought such a terrible battle. Grandfather Thunder came to
scare the serpent away and flooded the Earth in one great sea.

A kind and benevolent spirit, Nanapush, saw the rising waters and escaped to the tallest mountain. The
waters kept rising, and Nanapush began to climb a tree at the top of the mountain, saving all the
animals he found by tucking them into his shirt along the way.

As he climbed, he broke twigs and tucked them into his waist. The waters kept rising, and Nanapush
became tired. He grabbed the twigs and tossed them into the water where they became a large raft.
Nanapush climbed onto the raft with the animals he saved.

Over time, Nanapush wished for soil to grow new land. He asked each animal to dive down and bring
back earth. The otter and loon were unable to dive far enough, but the tiny muskrat was down a very
long time and came up, near death, with a little bit of soil in his paw. Nanapush spread the earth on the
back of a turtle and a new world grew from it.

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