How Land Came to Be

How Land Came to Be (based on a Canadian Native story) Long ago, the world had two parts. The first was the sky, where there were trees, plants of all kinds, mountains and beautiful fields of green grass. And people lived here. Below the sky was the water. This is where all the animals lived. One day, a hole opened in the sky, and a girl began to fall towards the water below. The animals saw her falling. Two swans saved her life by catching her on their backs. But the animals didn't know what to do with this girl. They decided to ask the wise turtle for advice. The wise turtle said, " Deep below this water, there is soil. Dive down and bring some to me. Then, put it on my big back. The girl can live there. "

土陆地是如何形成的 (根据加拿大原住民故事改编)很久以前，世界由两部分组成。第一个是天空，那里有树木，各种各样的植物，山和美丽的绿色草地。人们住在这里。天空下面是水。这是所有动物生活的地方。 有一天，天空裂开了一个洞，一个女孩开始往下面的水里掉。动物们看见她掉下去了。 两只天鹅在它们的背上抓住了她，救了她的命。但是动物们不知道该拿这个女孩怎么办。他们决定向聪明的乌龟请教。 聪明的乌龟说:“在这水的深处，有土壤。潜下去给我拿点来。然后，把它放在我的大背上。女孩可以住在那里。

A couple of frogs dove down and brought up some soil. The rest of the animals then planted seeds in the soil. The girl now had a good place to live. Over time, the soil on the huge turtle's back grew bigger and bigger. And that is how, today, we have water and land below the sky.

一对青蛙跳进水里，捞上来一些土壤。其余的动物在土壤中播种。女孩现在有了一个好地方住。 随着时间的推移，巨龟背上的土壤越来越大。这就是为什么今天，我们在天空下有水和陆地。