Reading Diary A: Myths of the Cherokee

READING A:

1.How the World Was Made

From sea to land, creation of mountains

Redness of crawfish and prohibition of eating them

Reasons for the angle of earth to sun. hands for time

North vs South hemisphere and reveral of seasons

Noctornal animals and evergreen trees

Fish=baby every 7 days. Then 1 per year
2. The First Fire

I loved the owl's stories
3. The Journey to the Sunrise

I wonder about the story of the tribe that buries surving wives alive. It seems like a unique enough custom that it should be easy to find out.

I'm impressed by the recognition of the sky as a dome.
4. Origin of the Pleiades and the Pine
5. The Moon and the Thunders
6. The Deluge

A great flood story. Warned by a dog. Has the major difference of dancing skeletons.
7. Tobacco and Strawberries
8. The Rabbit Goes Duck Hunting
9. How the Rabbit Stole the Otter's Coat

(otter)

10. Why the Possum's Tail Is Bare
11. How the Terrapin Beat the Rabbit
I was surprised to see a story similar to the well-known fable of The Tortoise and Hare but with a unique twist. The terrapin tricks the rabbit by having other turtles show up at various points along the race routes to appear to be beating the rabbit.
12. Flint Visits the Rabbit
13. The Deer and the Rabbit

These stories are part of the Cherokee Myths unit. Story source: Myths of the Cherokee by James Mooney (1900).