THE EARTH ON TURTLE'S BACK

My first impression of  "The Earth on Turtle's Back" was confusing to me at first because I really didn't know what was going on. But, as we kept on reading the more I understood it. At first I thought it was a fiction story because it had animals talking. Then Dr. Preston asked the class if we knew what type of genre it was. Issac then said that it was a myth which made me think on how it was considered a myth. The story contained personification which is why I thought it was a fiction story. I also liked that they made the muskrat a female and the heroine of this myth. I feel like it was nice that the muskrat was portrayed as a girl and a hero because women are often seen as the weaker gender. Overall my first impression of this story was that it was really nice and it gave a happy vibe