American Literature / Unit 3 AML 0203 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Iroquois Creation Story
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The idea
In the anchor's text, water covers the earth when a woman falls from the sky. Ducks break her fall, and a giant tortoise takes her weight, growing until he becomes an island. She bears twin boys, one making maize and fruit, the other weeds and vermin.
In practice
The woman, the ducks, the turtle, the twins.
Where people slip
The twins organize the whole story.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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