The Cherokee have a story of creation.  This legend states that the first people were named Kana’ti and Selu. The legend says that, one day, when he followed her into the fields, Kana’ti saw Selu make vegetables and fruit magically appear without planting or picking them.  He accused her of being a witch and sentenced her to death. Selu told Kana’ti that when she was dead, to drag her body across a piece of land seven times.  If he did, he would be able to make fruits and vegetables whenever he pleased.  After he killed her, he started to drag her body across the land.  After awhile, he began to get tired, so he only dragged her body across the land four times. Because of this, we cannot make vegetables and fruit just appear; we have to plant them.  Cherokee everywhere enjoy hearing about this story, as well as the beginning of the world.  Hearing stories of their history makes them proud.