Yshmar: The Young Faun

Yshmar: The Young Faun
A story about the young faun, and the creation of the rivers and forests of the world.

 Y shmar was a young faun, travelling through the plains of the land. He danced, and wherever he danced, flowers sprouted and butterflies came flying in. He played on his flute with one arm, and on his other, a harp. He frolicked in happiness and joy. Many days he would visit the human settlements he would find, telling stories of the animals and nature that he saw. Soon he was hailed as the teller of stories.

Years went by, and the animals around him wanted trees, rivers, places to drink from. Yshmar decided he would create them, and so he did. We went atop a great tall mountain and released water. It flowed down, eroding the land in its way and creating rivers. Soon these rivers would find their ways towards the seas, and in no time there were hundreds, thousands of rivers all around the lands. Yshmar had to create forests and plant trees, but that would be difficult to do alone. He gave seeds to birds, to squirrels and threw seeds in the waters. Within ten years, all the seeds were transported around the earth, with trees, forests and new habitats forming for the animals.

He continued frolicking around the earth, spreading flowers and spreading the teachings of nature. His music brought calm to anyone who heard him, and drew animals towards him.