Reading Notes: American Indian Fairy Tales, Part B

In this portion of the story, I really liked the character names Morning Glory and Eagle Feather. I think American Indian names are really cool since they have a lot of symbolization. In this story, the animals outnumbered the men by a lot. A boy learns to use a bow and arrow to shoot birds to make a winter coat to survive in the cold. He strutted around showing off his coat, but there were no other people around. He realized that the only people he knew existed were himself and his sister. He comes up with a plan to catch the Sun with a noose. Sure enough, he caught the Sun with a noose made out of his sister's hair. The story ends with the Dormouse being tricked into freeing the Sun by the Coyote telling him he was the best fit for the job. While he was eating through the noose to set the Sun free, he was burned so much he went from being the biggest animal around to not much bigger than a mouse.

(Photo From: American Indian Fairy Tales illustrated by John Rae)

Bibliography: American Indian Fairy Tales by W.T. Larned