Tone and mood of "Earth On Turtles Back"

The Earth On Turtles Back is a myth written to explain why there is clouds in the sky, earth on the ground and why turtles have those weird designs on their shells. The tone toward the characters in the myth was kind. The author made the animals nice and helpful. The tone toward the subject was purposeful, the author made everything that happend in the story have a reason behind it that explains why things are a certain way. And finally the tone toward the audience was helpful and passionate. The author explained it in a way that would allow children to understand it so the myth could be understood and appreciated by people of a wide range or age.The mood of the story was cheerful. When I read it I kinda felt like I was watching a cartoon. I imagined the skyland as this huge area covered by 4 large clouds (roots) and the water being a ginormous ocean with birds and other animals in the water. When the chief's wife fell, all the animals rushed to help her and like in many cartoons the underdog of the story, in this case the muskrat received his moment to shine and prove he could do it. At the end all the animals had to work together to accomplish the task. Again like in a cartoon :).