This is for the "Took It Literally" challenge.

The Afrikaans word for Aardvark translates directly to "Earth Pig," and this created a strong yet vague image. I imagined something like a creation myth from an obscure culture, and I went with that idea for this story. You do not have to "figure this piece out" if you don't want to, perhaps instead just let it sit in your mind as unresolved. What exactly is the Earth Pig doing? Why is he crying? Is he going to become an island?