Zuni Creation Myth

Awonawilona is the god and creator of everything. In the beginning, the earth was covered with hills and streams, but no one to offer prayer sticks to Awonawilona. So he sent his two sons down to the fourth world deep in the depths of the earth where the creatures were crowded. 

Once there, they planted four seeds and four trees quickly grew. The brothers made four prayer sticks out of these trees. They drove the first into the ground and a tree ladder grew up into the third world. The creatures were led up there and stayed there four days. The brothers then drove the second prayer sticks into the ground and another tree ladder grows up into the second world. The creatures stayed in the second world for four days. Again, the brothers drive a prayer stick into the ground and another tree ladder grew up into the first world. A dim light could be observed in the first world and the people were recognized as having horns, tails, webbed hands and feet, no mouths, and no anuses. After another four days, the final prayer stick is driven into the ground and another tree ladder grows up into the daylight world.

Now that they had led the people into the daylight world, the brothers decided to show the the people how to grow corn. So the men would harvest the corn and bring it back to their families. But the brothers were sad because the people could only smell the corn because they had no mouths. To fix this, the brothers took sharp knives during the night and gave the people mouths. The next day, the people were able to enjoy the taste of the corn, but quickly became uncomfortable because they could not defecate. So the brothers took knives again during the night and gave all the people anuses. The next day,the people were made comfortable and prepared the corn in many ways, but were unable to wash the corn because of their webbed hands. So again, the brothers took their knives and carved digits into the people's hands and feet. The next day, the people were able to wash the corn. The following night, the brothers decided now to make one more change. So they took their knives once more and cut off the horns and tails of the people. 

And that's how people became how they are today.