Select the correct answer. read this creation story: a long time ago, there was a vast expanse of water instead of earth. the animals and trees lived on a level above the water. one day, wise badger dived deep into the water to search for mud. sadly, he could not swim for long and had to come back. the animals decided to send brave muskrat to get the mud. he dived into water and swam for a long time. he came up with a small amount of mud. the mud began to expand in every direction, creating an island. the animals waited for the island to dry. they sent big crow to keep watch on the island. in seven days, big crow returned and informed them that the island was dry and ready. the animals and trees moved onto the island and lived happily ever after. what is this type of creation story called? a. ex nihilo b. earth diver c. world parents d. emergence

I believe the correct answer to your question is B, earth diver. I concluded B after some internet searching and reading of different types of creation stories.

This is how I concluded to B. I first looked up the definition of each type of creation story and this is what I got.

Ex nihilo: Out of nothing

Earth Diver: An animal or another god—often a world parent—is sent by the creator to retrieve substance from the depths of the primal waters.

World Parents: Creation as the result of sexual union.

Emergence: Process of becoming visable after being concealed.

I then look up different types of stories involving these specific creation types and found that earth diver most closely relates to the type of story you have written here. This is what the web page said that I went on to help me understand what earth diver is. "The earth diver is a common character in various traditional creation myths. In these stories a supreme being usally sends an animal into the primal waters to find bits of sand or mud with which to build habitable land." I went on ultraculture. Hope this helps!