Sapling

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The Iroquois creation story, part of their oral tradition, includes the Sky Woman who fell from the Sky World and gave birth to twin sons, Sapling and Flint.

Iroquois

Iroquois Creation Story

She named one Sapling.

Sapling created what is good.

Flint destroyed much of Sapling's work and created all that is bad.

He created winter, but Sapling gave it life so that it could move to give way to Spring.

Eventually Sapling and Flint decided to fight till one conquered the other.