Week 9 Reading Diary, continued: Native American Marriage Tales

A continuation of Native American Marriage Tales.

The Dog-Husband

• A girl has a dog that turns into a human at night.
• She got pregnant. Her parents were so ashamed they moved away.
• Crow took pity on her and provided fire.
• She gave birth to 5 pups. Four male and one female.
• They are able to turn into humans. She taught them to hunt.

The youth and the deer (source: pinterest)

The Youth Who Joined the Deer

• A man followed deer tracks but lost them. Turns out it was the girl.
• The man doubted, worrying about his wife and child, but the deer convinced him it was alright.
• When people eat deer, they save the bones, wrap them, then throw them into the river.
• They deer come back to life when the bones are thrown into the river.
• The hunter became a deer

The Girl and the Turkeys

• This poor girl was never allowed to participate in festivities.
• She is able to talk turkeys.
• She was dressed in expensive clothing.
• She danced and danced with the turkeys.
• The girl ran away. The turkeys wonder where she went.
• The girl turned back into what she was before.

The True Bride

• A man had a wife and daughter. His wife died and remarried, and they also had a daughter.
• Her stepmother disliked her and always scolded her no matter what she did.
• The chief's son took interest in her.
• It is known that she is marrying the girl who can spit gold.
• The stepmother replaced the baby with a cat.
• The chief decided to kill her.
• The son did not like his new wife.
• They hung his new wife and he took back his old wife.
• He became chief after his father.