He returned to his work of making more forms from the edge of the pond, but now he wasn't careful and made some without eyes or some with misshapen limbs. He thought they all were beautiful, although later he realized that he had erred in drinking the wine and vowed to not do so again.
Symbolizes the fact that no one is perfect but Obtala thought they were beautiful
He put that in his pack, along with palm nuts, maize, and other seeds that he found around the baobab tree.
Egg, palm nuts, maize and seeds from baobab tree seem like they are symbols for things.
Obatala was the curious orisha who wasn't content to live blissfully by the baobab tree.
He has powers that are unlike others. Sounds like he might be the "hero" in the story.
Olorun lived in the sky, and with Olorun were many orishas. There were both male and female orishas, but Olorun transcended male and female and was the all-powerful supreme being. Olorun and the orishas lived around a young baobab tree.
The use of imagery of where the story is set.
This creation story comes from the Yoruba people of Nigeria, Togo and Benin. In the religion of the Yoruba, the supreme being is Olorun, and assisting Olorun are a number of heavenly entities called orishas.
Gives us a lot of context to the upcoming story.