Question

n the beginning of "The World on Turtle's Back," why did the husband become "terrified"? He was terrified the he might never see his wife again. He was terrified that his wife might fall through the hole in the sky. He was terrified that he would be punished for marring a sacred tree. He was terrified that the Great Tree would fall into the ocean.

Answer 1

' He was terrified, for he had never expected to find empty space underneath the world. But his wife was filled with curiosity.'

Answer 2

Answer:

The best answer to the question: Why did the husband become "terrified", from the answer choices given here, would be: He was terrified he would be punished for marring the sacred tree.

Explanation:

Although the direct answer given by the Iroquois Myth of Creation, is that the man became "terrified" because: "he had never expected to find empty space underneath the world", the myth also states that the man did not like his wife´s insistence that he get bark from the roots of the tree, because it was a sacred one, and it was forbidden to mark, or mutilate, the tree by any of the dwellers of the Sky-World. Given that, and taking the answer choices, the choice given above would be the closest correct option.