An exploding mountain

In the beginning there was a vast green meadow that went on as far as a person could see.  In the middle of the meadow was a beautiful mountain that looked like it could reach the stars.  The mountain was the most beautiful  mountain because of its peaceful features.  It was covered in green grass, beautiful mountain flowers, dark rocks, and a snow-capped peak.  The sunset everyday made the mountain look magnificent.

The Goddess of Goodness was charged with protecting the beautiful sacred mountain.  She had been warned by the God of the Sky World that evil would come to her people if the mountain was climbed by anyone.  The mountain was so beautiful that it was a temptation to all who saw it.  Many people traveled a great distance to see it.  The many visitors made the Goddess of Goodness nervous. 

One day, without warning, two large two-headed birds with black and blue feathers swooped in and grabbed the Goddess of Goodness and flew with her as she screamed for them to let her go.  While the Goddess of Goodness was out of the way the God of the Dark World appeared and began  to climb the mountain.  Nothing happened as he slowly made his way up the mountain.  He picked flowers as he walked, drank from the water fall, climbed over the rocks and rested in the shade of the trees.  As he got closer to the top he began to feel the chill of the snow covered peak.   While he relaxed at the top, the mountain began to shake and make loud sounds.  Before he knew it, the top of the mountain burst open and hot rocks began to shoot out of the top.  Quickly a very hot red river began to flow down the side of the mountain.  The God of the Dark World began to run down the mountain but was burned up by the hot flowing river running down the mountain.  

The Goddess of Goodness was returned by the frightened birds and she watched in dismay as the beautiful mountain turned ugly.  Such was the result of disobeying the God of the Sky World.  Eventually the mountain stopped belching out hot rocks, but the beauty of the mountain was lost forever.   

This myth contains the elements Jan Yolen described in her lesson on myths.  It explains how a natural phenomenon came about, and it had gods and a goddess.  There is a rule from a god that is not obeyed.