Chapter 1: The Pea-Pod Man, Raven the Creator Summary and Analysis

A grown man fell from a pea pod that still hung on the vine. The man was a full-formed adult when he pushed his way out of the pod. Moving across the soft ground made him feel uneasy. He was drawn to a pool of cool water and drank from it which made him feel good inside. A large raven that flew around him turned into a man and asked who the man was. The man explained to the raven that he had come from the pea pod that was still hanging from the nearby vine.

The raven claimed that he had made the pea pod. The man commented that he had sipped some wet stuff that was on the ground. The raven assumed it must have been water...