So he broke the shell into pieces and from them formed the rocks and the sand, and the foundation of all the world, Tumu-Nui. With his backbone he created the mountains; with his tears he filled the oceans, the lakes, the rivers; with his fingernails and toenails he made the scales that cover the fish and the turtles; with his feathers he created the trees and the bushes; with his blood he colored the rainbow.
so he BrOke The shell Into pieces aNd From tHem foRmEd ThE Rocks anD The sand, anD ThE fOundation of aLL THe World, Tumu-nUI. with hiS bacKbone hE CreaTed thE MOunTaiNs; with His teArs he FIlLeD tHe oCeAnS, The lAKEs, the rivers; with HIS FingeRNaILS aNd TOEnails he mAdE THE SCalEs that CoVeR the fISh and thE tUrTleS; wITh His FeatHeRs hE crEAtEd thE trEes and tHe bushes; witH hIs bLooD he coLoreD tHE RAinboW.