在一个遥远的时代，人们居住于天上的村落，这个村落被一棵光辉照耀的巨树环绕。然而，一位村民梦中收到神秘指示，必须拔除这棵生命之树。 villagers collectively decided to uproot the tree, only for it to plunge into the ground, vanishing from sight. The enraged village elder banished the dreamer into the abyss.

As she fell, she witnessed a world in its infancy – a vast expanse of water teeming with birds. One curious duck called out for help finding her a place to land. Birds and other creatures dove into the depths, searching for solid ground. They returned with mud from the bottom of the sea.

The bird leader commanded otters to heap this earth onto a turtle's back, where our heroine landed as if by fate. In that moment, she gave birth to humanity's first child.

This is Iroquois creation myth set in New York State – one of many Native American origin stories that tell how humans emerged from divine beings or animals and began their journey on Earth. These tales often feature "sky people" who inhabited Earth before its formation and an initial world covered entirely in water filled with creatures capable of thought and communication.

In these myths, human existence begins when someone like our heroine falls from heaven or emerges from animal life forms after encountering powerful animals that can speak and think intelligently. This narrative encapsulates both indigenous creativity and religious traditions within Native American cultures while also highlighting their shared experiences as inhabitants of North America during pre-colonial times.

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