Ancient Stories

The language in the story of "Earth on Turtles Back" to is very simple vocabulary and with short sentences. It is very similar to how we students talk to each other. On the other hand the language is meant to make it easier to memorize and transmute with each other. I think it is important to say a oral story word by word, because it might be losing its meaning from what it original meant. But it unavoidable to not lose word in the process. It's like the game telephone; it starts off good but ends up a whole different way at the end. Each person might understand it differently then the previous person. I just read many native american creation stories and i noticed that the all have great respect for animals. They believe that animals were a great part to the earths creation. Just like the turtle other thought animals created land on earth. Thus, giving them a great reason to protect nature.