The Beginning - Title
Pictures provided by Katy Faulkner of 7C2
Nun, the watery chaos, was all there was at the beginning. Katy's first drawing
Katy's second drawing

But, one day, a mound called Ben-Ben rose up out of the waters.
Soon, a huge bird - some say it was a goose - came and landed on the mound. Katy's third drawing
Katy's fourth drawing

Before flying away, the bird laid a huge egg on top of the mound.
The egg cracked open and out came Ra, the sun god. Katy's fifth drawing
Katy's sixth drawing

Suddenly, Ra sneezed sending out a stream of air and moisture. These became the god Shu and the goddess Tefnut
Shu and Tefnut had two off-spring, Geb (Father Earth) and Nut (Mother Sky). Katy's seventh drawing
Katy's eighth drawingBecause Geb and Nut produced too many children, Osiris, Isis, Seth and Nephthys, Ra decided that they should be kept apart by sending Shu and Tefnut to separate them. Ever since, the Earth has been beneath us, the Sky above us with Air and Moisture in between.


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