Read this excerpt from "The World on Turtle's Back."These two brothers had creative powers, and with these powers they took clay and modeled it into animals. They used these animals to contend with one another. Each brother created a more powerful or more cunning animal than the next. They also created fruits, plants, and medicines for good and for evil. Finally, the right-handed twin made man. It is unknown whether or not the left-handed twin assisted in the creation of man. Man was the right-handed twin's favorite creation.How does this support the idea that "The World on Turtle's Back" is a creation myth?
Answer
A
It explains the origin of people, animals, and plants.
B
It describes the rivalry between the two brothers.
C
It shows that animals and plants can represent good or evil.
D
It confirms that man was the right-handed twin’s favorite animal.
Explanation
A creation myth explains how parts of the world or life began. This excerpt describes the brothers creating animals, fruits, plants, medicines, and finally humans, so it explains the origins of people, animals, and plants. The rivalry between the brothers is included, but it does not explain as directly why the story is a creation myth.
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