"In the beginning all the world was water. One day the Old Man, also called Napi, was curious to find out what might be beneath the water. He sent animals to dive beneath the surface. First duck, then otter, then badger dived in vain. The Old Man sent muskrat diving to the depths. After a long time muskrat rode to the surface holding between his paws a little ball of mud and blew upon it. The mud began to swell, growing larger and larger until it became the whole earth.
The Old Man then made the people."
(Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, 1996)