Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Week 10 Reading Diary: American Indian Fairy Tales

American Indian Fairy Tales from American Indian Fairy Tales

Lagoo is the one telling the stories. The north wind story. Picky Oweenee has a hard time finding a husband. She has a problem with every man that courts her. She chose to marry a man that had a heart of gold and would take care of her even though he was ugly and poor. Oesso has curse on him that gets put on Oweenee, making her old and feeble and him young and strong. All of the sisters and their wives are turned into birds for mocking Oesso. Oesso shoots a bird with a bow which you are not supposed to do, apparently.


The north wind
Source: UnTextbook

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