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= = Planet Earth’s Beginnings Sarah Leonard Once upon a time, there lived a supreme being. Her name was Nature. Nature was made of plants and vines that held her tightly together, but she had the figure of man. A glowing light like a halo surrounded from her head, to keep herself alive. She was always searching around for something that could make her happy, because she was all alone, with only her light to guide her. One day, she decided to create the world, something that she could grow into and be a part of instead of always floating around in empty space. The thought of that made her happy. So Nature created a ball of light from her head and condensed it with her hands. It formed a ball of dirt and water. Nature expanded the ball until it was ten times the size of her. She created a thin layer of air high above the ground, which created an atmosphere. That made Nature very tired. She decided to rest for the rest of the day. Then, on the second day, Nature walked onto the ground that she had created. Her vines and plants that held her together began seeping into the soil. Nature saw that this was good for the vines and plants. She created more plants and vines to fill up the space on the ground she had created. When Nature had filled up the space, she was even more tired then she had been the day before. She decided that she would rest for the rest of the day. Then, on the third day, Nature began creating fruit trees and other plants that bear fruit and seeds. After she had filled up the rest of the space on the ground, she was exhausted, and also disappointed that there was no more room. Nature decided she should rest for the rest of the day. Then, on the fourth day, Nature expanded the ground, and the ball of dirt and water became much, much, larger then it was before. Nature gave it the name Planet Earth. When Nature walked on the ground, she saw that the vines and plants she had created on the first day were withering. When Nature walked towards them, they began to stretch in her direction. Nature realized it was the light that the plants and vines needed to survive. Nature created another ball of light, but this time, she did not condense it. She just made it wider and larger, and it grew to be too large, larger then Planet Earth itself. Nature threw the ball of light far away from Planet Earth until it was just a dot in the sky, but it continued to expand. As the sun expanded, the light on Planet Earth became stronger and stronger. Nature let go of the sun, but the force from the throw kept it moving. It moved very slowly in a circle around Planet Earth. Nature collapsed on the ground and decided to rest of the rest of that day. On the fifth day, Nature decided that she should rest for the rest of the day. On the sixth day, Nature saw that on Planet Earth, all of the fruit trees and other plants that bear fruit and seeds had left piles of fruit and seeds all over the ground. Nature created the very first bird and the very first deer to eat the seeds. When Nature saw that this wasn’t enough animals to eat all of the seeds, she made mice, ants, bees, and zebras. She put them in different parts of Planet Earth so that all of the seeds would be covered. Nature then created fish and dolphins for the waters as well to clean the sea. This made Nature very tired and she decided to rest for the rest of the day. On the seventh day, Nature created man in the image of herself, one with nature, but made of flesh and bones. Nature realized that she had mothered and nurtured all of these living things. She was the prime creator. She gave herself the name Mother Nature. That is how Planet Earth began.