One thing I found interesting in the story of The Boy Who Snared the Sun was that even when he did a few things on his own, he still resorted to asking his sister to do things for him instead of doing them for himself. She was the one who stitch the skins of the birds together to make him coat after he had killed them all. If she had not done that for him, he would have dead birds but would have been cold. The sister had started out worried that when she left, her brother would not be able to defend or take care of himself. By the end, he was demanding her services and she was compliant! I did not like that she started out as a strong, independent female lead and once again fell into the role of the compliant, quiet female being ordered around by men. I'd like to retell this story with her give him hell and telling him to solve his problems on his own. That would have been a fun plot twist.
Something that is really interesting is that each animal is known for some specific trait whether it is the bear for his strength, the beaver for his laugh, or the coyote for his wit. It explains why we associate those stereotypes with each animal with a fun background story. Background stories are always something fun to play with because you can make up whatever reasoning you want to explain why things are the way they are.
I was shocked in the story "How the Summer Came" with how dedicated the father, O-jeeg, was willing to do whatever he could to make his son happy. This just exemplifies the way parents love their children and it really touched my heart. It would be fun to do a storytelling where the parent maybe goes out of their way or even puts themselves in danger to create a better life for his/her child. Something to consider for later on when I need ideas.
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| Storytelling from Native Americans |
Bibliography:
American Indian Fairy Tales by W.T. Larned, with illustrations by John Rae (1921).
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