Zulu: The Zulu creator is known as the Ancient One, or Unkulunkulu. He came from the reeds and created people and cattle. He cre
ated the mountains, streams, snakes, and everything else in the world. He taught the Zulu people to hunt animals, to kindle fire, and to grow their own food. Boshongo (Bantu tribe of Central Africa): Only darkness, water, and the great god Bumba existed at the beginning of the world. One day, the god vomited up the sun after he felt a terrible pain in his stomach. The sun revealed land when it dried up some of the water. Still in pain, Bumba vomited up the moon, the stars, the leopard, the crocodile, the turtle, and, finally, some people, one of whom, Yoko Lima, was white like Bumba. Which characteristic do these myths share? A. The humans in both myths are afraid of the gods. B. The humans in both myths learned from the gods to make fire. C. They both have one god who created everything, including humans. D. They both have several gods, and those gods created everything except humans.
