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The Earth on Turtle’s Back
The story I chose to write about is The Earth on Turtle’s back. I chose this selection because it’s based upon a mythical story which has been around for decades. After reading this story, I came to a conclusion about the Native Americans. The Native Americans had high hopes and valid respect for nature and their natural environment. Each animals was commonly known to have specific characteristics of their own. I thought that was really unique. If the animals didn’t rise up and put forth effort, the earth wouldn’t have been created.
A woman in the sky, shared her dream with her husband which is also the chief of the Native American tribe. The dream was about an ancient tree being uprooted. With no hesitation, he then
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