“The right-handed twin accused his brother of murdering their mother, and their quarrels continued until it was time to bury their mother. With the help of their grandmother, they made her a grave. From her head grew the three sister plants: corn, beans, and squash. From her heart grew tobacco, which people still use to give thanks in ceremony. She is called ‘our mother’ and the people dance and sing to her to make the plants grow.” The myth attempts to explain

A myth is a narrative that is characterized by explaining the origin of peoples, their customs, the world, among others. Generally, they are fantastic stories that try to clarify the mysteries of life.

According to the above, the previous text is a myth because:

its central theme is the explanation of "How important crops originated", that is, the origin of the crops
It include fantastic stories to clarify misteries of life.

The above ideas are suported by this sentence "From her head grew the three sister plants: corn, beans, and squash"

According to the above, the correct answer is C. and options A and B are not correct because it refers to topics different from the central purpose of the text.

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annyksl annyksl · Answer 2 · 2021-09-18T03:06:46+02:00

The myth seeks to explain how plants that are very important for human food and activities grew.

A myth is a symbolic narrative and its main function is:

Present cultural concepts.
Explain how natural phenomena happen.
Explain questions about the life and origin of many elements.
Presenting religious facts.
Present moral and ethical values.

The myth shown in the question was created by the Iroquois and aimed to explain how all the elements of nature originated.

In this myth, we can see the explanation of how some very important plants for human development, activities and food originated.