All the animals around gathered and witnessed the heavy smoke arise from the burning top of the mountain, they could all feel the heat and craved it badly for their bones were shivering with coldness.
The snake began to make his way up to the top of the mountain to bring it down for the other. Halfway up the mountain, the snake got frostbite and lost his legs; this is the reason why snakes have no legs to this day.
The bear attempted the same thing as the snake but made it much farther. Upon coming close to the fire at the top of the mountain, the bear could not handle the smoke and it turned all his fur brown and black; this is the reason most bears have their color we see today.
The ostrich made it just as far as the bear but used it's wings to make it up the mountain much faster. Upon getting close to the mountain, the ostrich's wings were damaged by the flame and its feathers also turned black; that is the reason why ostrich's cannot fly and have their color we see today.
Lastly, the polar bear; a great white bear who could withstand the cold. This was the environment intended for the great white polar bear. This bear marched steadily all the way to the top and successfully brought the burning fire down with him to share for the others and the rest of the world.
To this day, the earth shares fire and all because of the brave and strong great white polar bear. Without the polar bear, there would be no warmth or fire to cook with today.
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| Polar Bear with the First Fire: Source |
This was my adaptation from the story entitled The First Fire, by James Mooney in 1900.
Authors Note
This original creation story really caught my eye and is definitely one of my new favorites; this is because it not only describes how the first fire was created, but also how many different animals received their characteristics that we all know of today. I wanted to do the same, but modify it slightly more to my liking. This follows the original story quite well but with some smaller better changes in my opinion.
This was a great story to read! I really enjoyed the explanations of how the animals got to be how we see them today! There are many different creation stories, but I liked how this one encompassed more of an adaptational feel. It was also interesting that it was centered around fire because I have never heard a creation story like that.
ReplyDeleteThis was a great story! I loved how you explained how the different animals came to look like they do today. I am curious as to whether any of the animals you included were the animals that were used in the original story. I love how the world was originally cold and it was the animals who decided to go get the fire to warm up the world.
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