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"In the beginning, there was only the mana--the most basic primal energy, that which powers all magic."
"In the beginning there was no windmill, houses or streets."
"In the beginning before Kwik Saves and Wursels long before any of that there was a god called Thorn he was the leader of Thornton."
THE FIRST ONE
In the beginning, there was only the mana--the most basic primal energy, that which
powers all magic. The First One created itself deliberately from the mana
that existed. This was not impossible because there was so much mana that nothing was
impossible. However, in that first sublime act of creation, over half the
existing mana was used up.
For an immeasurable period of time, the First One contemplated Itself, sublime in Its unity. But
eventually, It became bored with that. Wanting company, It split itself into myriad
parts [thereby using up more of the mana].
That kept It amused and busy for a while, but even that became boring, as one can
only converse with oneself for so long. So They decided to create others, creatures
that were no part of Them.
Accordingly, They took even more of the original mana and
fashioned universes. In those universes, They created
living things, self-willed and unpredictable.
In order to keep things interesting, They also took most of the mana from these
universes, leaving Their creations with only physical laws that could not be
avoided or bent. There are a few things that can create mana, but the created ones
aren't very good at it.
The Old Ones love Their creations (us) and interact with them joyfully. They
love Their children, just as any good parent does, but They don't always understand
us...
Submitted by: Rob on December 29, 2000
(Note: [The following two] myths were written by two Year Five students attending a primary school in
the north of England. They had been studying myths and legends and in particular creation myths
from around the world. The stories are based on Adam and Eve and Pandora's Box and have been adapted so that
they include things that feature in their locality eg windmill, Kwiksave etc.
IN THE BEGINNING (1)
In the beginning there was no windmill, houses or streets. There was nothing for Thorn the leader of the Gods to be
proud of. There were no sounds of birds or the wind.
He decided to make animals and birds.
Thorn decided to make the first woman. He made her out of mud and clay. He named her
Beryl. She played with the animals. But she had started to feel lonely, because she
was the only person on the Earth. She then told this to Thorn. He told her that he
would make a man for her. He made the man out of mud and clay. Thorn called him Bob.
Beryl was happy now and Bob was also happy and he really liked Beryl and the animals.
Thorn and the other Gods decided to give Bob and Beryl a candle that had a face on
the front. Thorn explained that it must not be lit. Bob and Beryl very solemnly
answered, "Yes we will not light it."
Bob was trying not to look at the candle. He kept asking Beryl if they should light it
but Beryl said, "We have told Thorn we won't light it and we won't."
Bob tried to get the candle out of his mind. When Beryl was talking to Thorn he was
standing near the candle. Suddenly he heard a voice which said "ooooooow you know you want
to light me." Bob spun round and he saw the lips on the candle moving. He shouted to
the candle to shut up.
Soon after Beryl was playing with one of the animals while Bob was hiding near the
candle to see if it would speak. It didn't start to speak until Bob was right in
front of it; it said the same words again. This time Bob was not to be put off. There
was a stick of wood next to the candle and Bob struck it hard on the candle holder and
lit the candle. Instead of smoke coming frome the flame, lots of things like thunder,
lighning and hurricanes came out and made the place dark.Suddenly Thorn was standing
next to him, "Why did you light that candle?" he shouted angrily.
"I am sssorry," stuttered Bob.
While Bob was saying this, Thorn was thinking of a good punishment for Bob. He
said to him, "You are going to be thrown out of Thornton and have to work hard to earn your living
in Cleveleys. You will leave Beryl behind and I will make a new husband for her." Beryl
was very upset and Thorn tried to cheer her up and her new husband tried aswell. She
evenually cheered up and forgot about Bob.
Submitted by: Debbie H. aged 9, on January 16, 2001
-- Mr S Pritchard, Class Teacher)
