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Creation of the Animal People (Okanogan Legend)

4/22/2015

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The earth was once a human being: Old One made her out of a woman. “You will be the mother of all people,” he said.

Earth is alive yet, but she has been changed. The soil is her flesh, the rocks are her bones, the wind is her breath, trees and grass are her hair. She lives spread out, and we live on her. When she moves, we have an earthquake.

After taking the woman and changing her to earth, Old One gathered some of her flesh and rolled it into balls, as people do with mud or clay. He made the first group of these balls into the ancients, the beings of the early world.
                                                                      
                                                               Picture Matching

rocks

bones

wind

breath

grass

earthquake

clay

balls

ancients

hair





Introductory Discussion Questions

Where did the world come from or has it always been?

Where did the first people come from?

If the earth were a human being, would you live differently?

Have you ever been in an earthquake? Where? What did you do?

Synonym Matching

earth                                                                       skin

flesh                                                                      people

human beings                                                       mud

soil                                                                        world

early                                                                     bring together

gather                                                                   before


Creation of the Animal People (Okanogan)
Listening Fill in the Blank

The earth was once a _______ being: Old One made her out of a woman. “You will be the mother of all ________,” he said.

Earth is alive yet, but she has been _________. The soil is her flesh, the rocks are her bones, the wind is her ________, trees and grass are her hair. She lives spread out, and we live on her. When she moves, we ______ an earthquake.

After taking the woman and changing her to earth, Old One gathered some of her _______ and rolled it into balls, as people do with mud or ______. He made the first group of these balls into the ancients, the beings of _____ early world.

Word Bank Fill in the Blank

The earth was once a human being: Old One made her out of ___ woman. “You will be the mother of all ________,” he said.

Earth is alive yet, but she has been changed. The soil is her flesh, the _______ are her bones, the wind is her ________, trees and grass are her ______. She lives spread out, and we live on her. When she _______, we have an earthquake.

After taking the woman and changing her to earth, Old One gathered some of her flesh and ________ it into balls, as people do with mud or clay. He made the first group of these _______ into the ancients, the beings of _____ early world.

rocks
breath
moves
rolled
balls
the
a
people
hair

Pair Work Discussion Questions:
A:
  1. Was this story interesting? Why or why not?

  2. Do you think the earth is alive or dead? Why?

  3. How is this story similar to the story in the Pentateuch?

  4. Do you think the term “Mother Earth” comes from this story?
B:
  1. Why does the story say the earth is alive?

  2. How is this story different from the account in the Pentateuch?

  3. Do you think the earth is your mother? Why or why not?

  4. Have you ever used clay to make something? What did you make?

Key Vocabulary (I am still a learner of this language, so there may be some errors.)
ancients   古老的人 
balls     球
bones  骨骼
breath  呼吸之空气
clay     泥土
earth 世界
earthquake 地震
early     早期的
flesh   肉
gather  聚集
grass  草
hair  头发
human beings 人
late    迟的
mud   泥
people 人
rocks  岩
scatter  散开
skin  皮肤
soil  泥土
wind 风
world 地球

Answer Key
Synonym Matching: 
earth-->world, flesh-->skin, human beings-->people, soil-->mud, early-->before, gather-->bring together

Picture Matching:
rocks-->rocks, bones-->whale bone, , wind-->kite, breath-->buffalo breath, grass-->grass earthquake-->cracked road, clay-->clay figure, balls-->cue balls, ancients-->cave drawings,
hair-->woman's hair
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    My name is Paul. I am from Michigan, USA. I am a perpetual language learner and teacher, trading my time between two continents. I obtained my MA in TESOL from Cornerstone University. 

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