A student reads from the following primary source to answer the research question: what is the authors purpose in this story? in the long time ago, when everything was all water, all the animals lived up above in galunlati, beyond the stone arch that made the sky. but it was very much crowded. all the animals wanted more room. the animals began to wonder what was below the water and at last beaver¿½s grandchild, little water beetle, offered to go and find out. water beetle darted in every direction over the surface of the water, but it could find no place to rest. there was no land at all. then water beetle dived to the bottom of the water and brought up some soft mud. this began to grow and to spread out on every side until it became the island which we call the earth. how the world was made,? cherokee narrative which choice best revises the research question?
A) How does this creation narrative compare to other American creation stories?
B) When did this creation story originate?
C) What creation stories are told today?
D) During what occasions would creation stories like this be shared?