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General Art (Middle School) - Return to Index (..98) Earthquake Legends: India Notes: Medium: Colored pencil. Reference: None. In India, earthquakes were once thought to be caused by animals that held up the Earth. The Earth was held up by four elephants that stood on the back of a turtle. The turtle was balanced, in turn, on a cobra. When any of these animals moved, the Earth would tremble and shake.

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