The flood story I learned about was from China. It started in the same way as the Sumerian flood story, with the gods being angry at people for their misbehavior. The gods then flooded the earth. However the Chinese people were not told to build a boat, instead they lived high in the mountains, fighting against wild animals for resources. Finally the people grew tired, so a man named gun went to heaven and stole the growing earth. This would make land and stop the flood. But the gods caught him and punished him by killing him with fire. But his body did not decay, from his body came his son, yu, a horned dragon. The gods were afraid of yu and finally gave up the growing earth. This flood lasted 22 years. This story was similar to the story of utna pishti yet very different. It lasted 22 years, there was no boat, and no single person was chosen to survive. The stories were similar because both groups of gods were mad at the people, both stories had a savior, and both stories involved a fight for survival. These stories were both clearly very similar, however very different.
Source; Talkorigins.org
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