HOW A MUSKRAT MADE THE WORLD
In the beginning nothing existed but water and a muskrat. As the little animal kept diving down to the bottom of the water in search of food, his mouth became frequently filled with mud. This he spat out and so gradually formed by alluvial deposit, an island, which grew and grew until it finally became large enough to be the earth.
The natives of the Philippine Islands tell this story of the creation of the world.