Read this creation story: a long time ago, there was a vast expanse of water instead of earth. the animals and trees lived on a level above the water. one day, wise badger dived deep into the water to search for mud. sadly, he could not swim for long and had to come back. the animals decided to send brave muskrat to get the mud. he dived into water and swam for a long time. he came up with a small amount of mud. the mud began to expand in every direction, creating an island. the animals waited for the island to dry. they sent big crow to keep watch on the island. in seven days, big crow returned and informed them that the island was dry and ready. the animals and trees moved onto the island and lived happily ever after. what is this type of creation story called?

I think this would be a type of folklore. I remeber this and it was told by native Americans as a story of how land was made.

as we know, the english language is spoken all over the world by native and non-native speakers and has become the most certain tool when it comes to communicating. businesses, schools, even romantic relationships depend on it to keep thriving. in addition, it is the language of the internet not only because most of the content available is in english, but also because people prefer to use it when talking to others, since it's the language everyone supposedly learns.

yet, there have been some current claims that chinese will soon take over as the most important language in the world. china's magnitude has never been more evident and doing business with the chinese is a gold mine for any country. we now see language schools offering chinese courses as commonly as english.

however - even though we cannot deny china's importance and the advantage it is when someone takes the time to learn the language their business contact speaks-, people in general seem to be ignoring the aspects that seem to keep english as the chosen one of languages. one of them has been mentioned above: it is the language of the internet. also, chinese people are still learning english, since it opens doors in communicating with practically everyone else, from every single country.

note: if this is not the sort of transition you need, let me know. : d