The Badger Names the Sun
At the beginning of the era of the Surem, nobody knew the name of the sun and they wanted a name for it. For this reason they held a council on the bank of the Surem River. Everyone gave his opinion but no name was found for the sun. Every day they studied the matter. They did not know if it were man or woman and so they couldn't decide whether it would be best to give it a male or a female name. The Surem could not agree. They finally invited all the animals of the world to come to a council.
Once they were all present, before the sun came up, at the edge of the river, they made a great group of men and animals. When the sun appeared, a badger came out of a hole where he lived in the ground.
The badger came to the council and said in a strong voice, "The sun being a man, comes out of a hole in the earth as I do." Speaking thus, he ran away.
Everyone ran after him, wishing to pay him honor for his great intelligence. They wanted to give a fiesta for him and to pay him well with abundant food.
But the badger ran away and went into his hole and would not come out. He thought they wanted to punish him. From that time on the badger rarely goes out on the plains. He is still afraid that they might punish him for something.
Which purpose does this story serve for a culture?
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Responses
It suggests that all objects in the sky are known to be male.
It suggests that all objects in the sky are known to be male.
It explains why the badger is rarely seen.
It explains why the badger is rarely seen.
It shows why the sun comes out of a hole in the ground.
It shows why the sun comes out of a hole in the ground.
It describes why badgers are animals that help people.
1 answer
The purpose of the story serves to explain why the badger is rarely seen. The narrative describes how the badger's actions and subsequent fear of punishment caused it to stay hidden in its hole, which directly addresses the reason for its rarity in the plains. Therefore, the correct response is:
It explains why the badger is rarely seen.
