How do the opening words of this story identify it as an origin myth? The tree of knowledge grew out of the hole in the ground. It describes how the muskrat was created out of mud and sticks Water and sky had not yet been created by the chief. The first sentence describes what existed before the creation of the earth

The first sentence describes what existed before the creation of the earth.

Explanation:

In the first sentence of this story, we learn that the setting is a time before the creation of water and sky. We know this because the story tells us that water and sky had not yet been created by the Chief. Therefore, we can assume that the story is set in a time before the creation of the Earth as we know it. Most origin stories deal with the subject of the creation of the world or the origin of a particular group of people or cultural tradition.

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