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How The World Was Made - A Cherokee Folktale
I'm a sucker for creation tales, but the Cherokee tale of 'How The World Was Made' is now my absolute favorite. It is the very first creation story I've found that fully accepts that there are unknowns in the story and I love that about it.
From: Myths and Legends of the Great Plains
Author: Unknown
Editor: Katharine Berry Judson
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I'm a sucker for creation tales, but the Cherokee tale of 'How The World Was Made' is now my absolute favorite. It is the very first creation story I've found that fully accepts that there are unknowns in the story and I love that about it.
From: Myths and Legends of the Great Plains
Author: Unknown
Editor: Katharine Berry Judson
Help keep The Folktale Project ad-free by becoming a supporter on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/folktaleproject.
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