Question

Read the following passage from The Way to Rainy Mountain:

Long ago the Kiowas decided to make a horse; they decided to make it out of clay, and so they began to shape the clay with their hands. Well, the horse began to be (48).

In what way does this passage most directly fulfill the role of a myth?
A. It focuses on the dangers of magic.
B. It relates a story with characters.
C. It incorporates elements of nature.
D. It tells of the origins of something.

Answer 1

D. it tells of the origins of something.

Answer 2

The correct answer is D. it tells of the origins of something.
Here we can see how the horse came to be - it was made out of clay and shaped into a horse, and this is why today we have horses, at least according to this myth. Myths have often been created to explain the origin of many things that were usually inexplicable at the time.