Reading Diary B: Cherokee

"The Terrapin's Escape From the Wolves":
This is a story about how a terrapin tricked the wolves by getting the wolves to trow him into the river. He escaped but broke his back and sowed his back back together but still has the scars.

"The Ball Game of the Birds and the Animals":
A story about the creation of the bat and flying squirrel and how the martin made his home in a gourd.

"The Race Between the Crane and the Hummingbird":
The crane and hummingbird fell in love with a woman. The woman told them to race and the winner would be with her. The crane won but she didn't really want to be with him so she stayed single.

"The Owl Gets Married":
a story of how a man would go off to hunt for his wife and turn into an owl. The wife found out and kicked him out of her house.

"The Huhu Gets Married":
A mother had her daughter marry a man so he could work for them. He went to work for two days and the mother hadn't seen him or any progress so she kicked him out of the house.

"The Red Man and the Uktena":
A hunter stumbles on a man being killed by a snake and kills the snake. The man being killed was the red and man gave him a gift that would always bring him good luck while hunting.

"The Snake Boy":
A story about how a boy turned into a snake because his family was jealous of his relationship with his grandmother.

"The Bullfrog Lover":
A man had the mouth of a tadpole and tricked a woman into marrying him then was kicked out of the family when they discovered what he really is.

Cherokee People in traditional clothing