Read the excerpt from "The Flood" by James Baldwin.
They knew at once that he was Mercury, the swift
messenger of the Mighty Ones, and they waited to
hear what he would say
Is there anything that you wish?" he asked.
We should like, above all things," said Deucalion, to
see this land full of people once more; for without
neighbors and friends, the world is a very lonely place
indeed.
"Go on down the mountain," said Mercury, "and as
you go, cast the bones of your mother over your
shoulders behind you.....
And so they walked on, down the steep slope of
Mount Parnassus, and as they walked they picked up
the loose stones in their way and cast them over their
shoulders and strange to say, the stones which
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What do the excerpts reveal about the adaptations?
Nappi and Baldwin both create stories in which
their characters watch the world evolve.
O Nappi and Baldwin both focus on how supernatural
events influence people's lives.
O Nappi's characters repopulate only humans, while
Baldwin's characters repopulate all of nature.
O Baldwin's characters speak the new humans into
being, while Nappi's characters use magic
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