"Ai Nunu ya yi!... The Father God of the Moon and the Mother Goddess of the Sun created Ainu Maoshili together. The Moon Father God created the west, and the Sun Mother Goddess created the east. The Moon worked quickly and well, making the east flat and wide. The Sun, however, was chatting idly and forgot her work. When she suddenly realized that the moon was almost finished, she hastily molded the land, haphazardly setting up mountains and forests, making it sloppy and dangerous..."
"This is the reason why Maoshili Island became what it is today. The west created by the Sun is made up of rugged mountains and forests but is very warm because the Sun is warm. The east created by the Moon is made of flat plains and the seaside but is very cold because the Moon is cold..."
