Indian Creation Myth of Brahma

In a time before this, there was nothing.  There was no heaven and no earth.  There was only a vast ocean that housed a sleeping serpent.  One day, a resounding "Ohhmmmmmmmm" came rippling across the waves that awoke the giant cobra.  This cobra was Lord Vishnu and after he awoke, he declared that it was a new day and therefore a new world must be created.  He called on his servant, Brahma.  An ornate lotus flower began to grow from the navel of Lord Vishnu and resting inside the flower was Brahma.  Vishnu instructed Brahma of his task and then disappeared beneath the rocking waves.  Brahma split the Lotus flower into three parts creating the heavens, the earth, and the skies.  He used each of his four arms to direct the wind into north, south, east, and west.  Then he set about placing creatures on the earth and gave them the gifts of touch and smell and breathed life and vigor onto all the plants and animals that now inhabited his magical world.