Question

Match each creation myth feature to the correct story outline.
Tiles:
1. The story involves creation from nothing.
2. The story depicts a small amount of earth expanding, resulting in the origin of Earth.
3. The story tells how natural forces interact to begin creation.
Pairs:
A. When there was no Earth, a gigantic cormorant dived into
the water in search of food. When it returned to the surface,
a small lump of mud sticking to its beak fell on the water.
The lump grew until it brought up some mud that later
became an island. The island grew into Earth.
B. Once upon a time, the Sky and his younger brother, the Sea,
got into a sword fight. The sparks from their swords formed the
planets.
C. In the beginning there were no animals or humans, plants or
trees. God uttered a command and the world began.

Answer 1

1 (creation from nothing) - C, the story is of God creating earth from nothing.
2 (small amount of earth expanding) - A, the story is of the piece of mud expanding into what we now know as earth.
3 (natural forces)- B, the story shows natural forces interacting to create with the sparks turning into earth.

Answer 2

(1)The story involves creation from nothing >( C) In the beginning there were no animals or humans, plants or  trees. God uttered a command and the world began.

This connection refers to creationism.

(2) The story depicts a small amount of earth expanding, resulting in the origin of Earth => (A) small lump of mud sticking to its beak fell on the water.  The lump grew until it brought up some mud that later   became an island. The island grew into Earth.

A piece of mud that has become an island

(3) The story tells how natural forces interact to begin creation => (B) Once upon a time, the Sky and his younger brother, the Sea,  got into a sword fight. The sparks from their swords formed the  planets.

The struggle between natural forces between the sky and the sea formed the planets.