Turkic mythology
Kaira Khan understands that he must create land. He commands man to dive into the water and fetch sand from the bottom. Man is insidious and ungrateful, he suspects the intention of the god and hides a little bit for himself when fetching the sand in his mouth (or in his beak) in order to create his own country. He follows the god's renewed command and scatters the sand on the water. Suddenly, islands appear that grow rapidly and become land. But the sand in people's mouths is also beginning to increase. His cheeks are getting bigger and he is in danger of suffocating and dying. Kaira Khan orders him to spit out the sand so he doesn't die. From what is spat out arise (ugly, superfluous) mountains on the beautiful land that before was only wide, flat steppe. Kaira Khan speaks: You sinned and wanted to cheat me. The minds of the peoples who worship me will be pure and they will enjoy the sunlight. Your name shall be Erlik. The people who commit sin shall become your people. Kaira Khan grows a huge tree on a hill with nine branches. Törüngey and Eje, the ancestors of all people, sit under this tree.