A Creek Indian Story About The Great Flood

Details:  The Otter, The Spotted Frog, & The Great Flood by Gerald Hausman, is a Creek Indian Story.  It is one of many traditional stories told throughout the world.  "In all of these stories, the progress is from a lower world to a higher one.  In the upper world, there is light, and the possibility for greater and more abundant life."

Review:  This story is about The Spotted Frog who sings and prophecies that a great flood is coming.  Out of all the animal people, The Otter is the only one who listened.  The Otter is the only who prepared for the flood.  All the other animal people laughed and scorned The Otter, but they did not survive The Great Flood in the end.

After the waters receded, The Otter now has a new wife, a mosquito.  The Mosquito then becomes a fish.  The fish eventually becomes a two-legged, along with The Otter.  And according to this tale, that is how the two-legged people were born into this world.

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Pros:  Thought this was nicely written, and beautifully illustrated.  I think kids would enjoy this story.

Cons:  Even though this is a Creek Indian Story, still have a hard time with the way the first man and woman came to be in this world.

My Rating:  Thumbs Up.

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