Mountains Rose Up, Maasai Myth

"In the beginning, God was alone. His Maasai name was Ngai and he was omnipresent and self-reliant. Heaven and Earth were one, joined by water. After a time, the water started sinking and Heaven and Earth parted. On the top of the sinking water floated nests of all sizes, each containing a male and a female of different species. A little nest carried safari ants, while a. huge nest had two elephants. In yet another, there were two human beings, a boy and a girl. God provided food for all these creatures. Gradually, the water disappeared. Some of it went to the south and some to the north. Mountains rose up and vegetation started growing. As the water sank, the nests came to rest of Earth and they broke, releasing the various animal species — lions, giraffes, flies, and of course, human beings. All these creatures could speak and they all spoke the same language."