Answer: Things turn into geographical features of the Earth, such as the Himalayas, when the Eldest Magician blows on them. The author refers to the animals as "All-the-Elephant-there-was," "All-the-Beaver-there-was," and "All-the-Turtle-there-was."
Explanation: In the excerpt we can clearly see that it is a story about how the creation of the world, first because the Eldest Magician is creating mountains, Islands, deserts only with his breath, and also, he refers to the animals as "All the Elephant-there-was," "All-the-Beaver-there-was", etc, because they are the first animals ever created of each kind, so there was just one cow, one elephant, one beaver, etc.
