A Snapping turtle that emerged after two weeks under mud carrying 18 pounds of earth on its back. Turtle itself weighs 13 pounds.
This is how Native American legends of Earth being brought into existence and carried on shell of a turtle originated.
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A solemn reminder that the past always carries forward no matter what.
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I saw this today, how concrete is this? Plenty of Asian cultures have turtle creation myths also.
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Turtle looking like ‘bro, you can’t tell me nothing’
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so that is how the earth was brought into existence.
thank you mr. turtle. had no idea how indebted we are.
makes perfect sense. i will never eat turtle soup again