Reading Notes Part B: American Indian Fairy Tales Unit

The first story was about a boy who was a dwarf. The girl gathered all the food. The girl made the boy a bow. The boy killed 10 snowbirds to make him a coat. His coat shrunk in the heat of the Sun and he threatened the sun. He wanted a strong rope. He turned her hair into metal. Ken-eu woke the doormouse. The doormouse freed the sun. The next story was about O-jeeg. His son wondered if he could somehow bring the summer down from the sky. He talked to a squriel, who told him, "If someone could bring the summer down from the sky, it would be a true blessing." His father told him it was a dangerous task. They asked the spirit for sucess in their trip. They broke the sky and O-jeep was caught by the sky dwellers. The plow is O-jeeg in the sky. The last story was about Neen-i-zu, who was against hunting. She declared that there would be no suffering in the forest and no life could be taken in the forest. Her mother wanted her to marry a hunter who could take care of her. She didn't want to marry a hunter. She ended up leaving with the Evergreen Fairy on the day of her wedding and no one saw her again.

Bibliography:
By: W.T. Larned
The American Indian Fairy Tales unit
The Boy Who Snared the Sun
How the Summer Came
The Fairy Brid

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The American Indian Fairy Tales

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