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Long Ago,When Earth was a very quiet 

place covered with water, there were no 

landforms.

nothing but the brilliant blue sea, and the 

murky bottom far below.

But life upon this ginormous world full of 

water was very dazzling   and bright. It 

was abounding with waves, splashing of 

ducks, and jumping of quick silvery fish.

In the morning , ducks 

carried there soft 

ducklings, so they 

stay dry. In the 

afternoon, otters play 

games upon water, 

rolling between 

waves.

And While other animals played, Beavers 

bustled back and forth, slapping their tails 

against the water. All around them, little 

muskrats tried to keep pace, their small paws

paddling against the water's waves.

In the midst of these fast and playful critters 

was   one very special critter who was very 

quiet and slow. His name was Makinauk he 

was the the eldest, wisest and largest painted 

turtle to ever live in the great blue water

Every, day Makinauk floated upon the 

wonderful water in a calm and steady 

way. And as he floated, very wrinkled 

neck into the air and blink his deep, round 

eyes.

Makinauk carried the wisdom of the 

centuries in his words, and always 

greeted his friends with a very slow 

upward smile.

The animals were always delighted when the 

animals floated by, because if they were cold 

or tired. he would let them climb and lay upon 

his back to rest in the hot afternoon sun.

And   if they were sad, he would sing very 

sweet and happy songs to cheer them up.

And sometimes, when the air was quiet and 

moment was just right, all of the animals 

would gather for a story from Makinauk and 

listen very carefully as he told them great 

tales about their wonderful world of water.

One day, Mackinauk swam very steadily 

toward the other animals. his old 

weathered face appeared quite serious, and 

in a low, rumbling voice he told that the 

great spirit of the sky said that it was time 

for a beautiful piece of land to be built for all 

the animals to rest upon.

Makinauk then said that one of them must swim 

and get a fistful of rich, wet soil, and put it upon 

his back. this, Said Makinauk would be a beginning 

of a brand new world.

The animals chattered with excitement, and the 

wise old turtle raised his head and spoke to all of 

them clearly-

          "I shall give to you, a special home 

upon my weathered back

where rivers run beneath the sun.

in red and gold and black.

To rest upon the water blue,

a land so new, a land so new."

Naturally,   loon wanted to dive first, because she 

was most loyal of the creatures, and always willing 

to prove her devotion.

She pulled her broad wings tightly to her back, 

stretched her long graceful neck, and pointed 

herself toward the bottom of the world. moments 

later she was back up again, without any soil in her 

bill. disappointed, she hopped aboard makinauks 

back to dry her wings in the wonderful sun.

Beaver, the most resourceful and hardest working 

of the animals, decided that he should be the next 

one to try. He stiffened his back and made his nose 

twitch, and with aloud slap of his muscular tail, 

dove deep toward the bottom of Earth.

small waves rolled over the spot beaver submerged 

into the water. couple of minutes later he rose 

without a grain of soil, he climbed on Makinauk's 

mighty back and laid there in sarrow.

Then otter decide it was here tern to take a try. 

with a tight twist, a turn, and a big flip of the tail 

she was gone in the depths below.

After trying several times each deeper and 

deeper. Eventually she quit,and laid on the turtles 

mighty back

The animals rested for quietly on Makinauk's 

mighty back feeling sad. While the other animals 

sat in sorrow, muskrat came swimming by, and 

asked why they were sad. they told him about their 

struggling to get soil from the ocean floor.

muskrat was very eager to help, so he told 

Makinauk and his friends that he would get the soil.

All the animals except Makinauk laughed because 

he was the smallest and most humble of the 

creatures.

And because he was a good friend to every animal, 

he smiled at muskrat and nodded at him, 

approving his offer.

But the other animals were still doubtful as they 

watched muskrat take a long   deep breath filling 

his lungs withe the maximum amount of air. then 

to there dismay he dove into the depths.

Little round bubbles popped up all around him 

as he made his way to the murky bottom far 

below

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