The document describes a creation myth from an unnamed culture. It tells the story of how the land, sea, sky, and other natural elements combined to form the first people. The land and sea had a child named bamboo. A crow pecked the bamboo and the first man and woman emerged. They married and had many children of different races. However, the parents grew tired of so many children and the father began beating them, causing the children to flee in different directions. Some became chiefs or slaves while others left and became different skin colors. The myth serves as an explanation for how the first people and divisions between races came to be.