They hastily hauled her on the raft and examined her paws one by one
- Date of account
- Published 1882
- Source
- American Hero-Myths: A Study in the Native Religions of the Western Continent
- Reference
- American Hero-Myths: A Study in the Native Religions of the Western Continent · selected passage 14
- Rights
- public_domain
- Language
- English synthesis drawing on Indigenous American sources
- Translation
- Daniel G. Brinton
- Record updated
- 2026-08-24
Record summary
They hastily hauled her on the raft and examined her paws one by one
Published source text
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Source passage
Source text · mention onlyThey hastily hauled her on the raft and examined her paws one by one. In the last one of the four they found a small speck of mud. Victory! That was all that was needed. The muskrat was soon restored, and the Giant Rabbit, exerting his creative power, moulded the little fragment of soil, and as he moulded it, it grew and grew, into an island, into a mountain, into a country, into this great earth that we all dwell upon. As it grew the Rabbit walked round and round it, to see how big it was; and the story added that he is not yet satisfied; still he continues his journey and his labor, walking forever around and around the earth and ever increasing it more and more.
Historical context
Contextual commentary · mention onlyThis material belongs to a folklore tradition. Story type, collector, community, transmission and literary editing matter when comparing it with other sources.
Modern context
Contextual commentary · mention onlyLattice compares motifs and reported features without assuming that a traditional being is a biological species or that similar stories document one external cause.
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