Extra Reading Diary: Alaskan Legends

Alaskan Legends

Raven's Creation: A man came out of a pea pod and was greeted by Raven. Raven transformed into a man and greeted him. Raven took him to a better location and took off to find food. Four days later, Raven returned with berries for the man to eat. Raven took the man to a creek and formed a pair of sheep in the clay. He waved his wings over the clay and they became actual sheep. He also did this with reindeer and caribou. He also created a woman so that man would not be lonely.

(Raven, Source:All About Birds)

The Flood: Raven was angry with people so he caused a flood. Raven put on his jointed hat and water started flowing from it. Raven and his mother started climbing up when the water rose. Raven's mother got in a skin of cax. Raven flew up and hung in the clouds for a few days but his tail was in the water. He fell down onto a piece of kelp and had an eagle keep watch of the tide. Raven ran into a woman and grew angry with her. Raven had told the water to go down and it did. The water got so low that the sea creatures laid on the sand. The people now had food. The people went back to their old ways and were dancing and feasting, but the invited Raven this time.

Reading Diary B: Apache Tales

Apache Tales

The Supernatural Person in the Lake: An old woman gave her son a gift, hoping he would become a medicine man. He gave the gift to the supernatural one so as to provide food for his people. He went back to his country and lived in the lake. His people searched but could not find him. The people went to war a dew later and ran into the man. He smoked with them and gave them buffalo. The people were in search of horses to bring back. The supernatural one asked them to brink back a black horse and to smoke a pipe in the direction of Sheep Horn Mountain if they were in need. The people went to fight and gathered the horses. They took the black horse to his home and it ran to the lake.

Coyote Steals A Man's Wife: A man was sitting on a rock when it was lifted to the sky. A coyote came by and stole his wife and the camp moved. Eventually, the man made it down and followed the tracks to the new camp. He came to the camp and saw that they had left again. He continued to follow the tracks until he came upon the camp where his wife was. The coyote was out hunting and he returned with a deer. The man had the coyote put stones into the fire, wrap them in fat, and swallow them. After the fourth stone, the coyote died. The man ordered his wife to bathe and had the camp move again.

Coyote Tries To Make His Children Spotted: A coyote found a deer and her fawns and asked how she got them spotted. She said they were born that way, but he didn't believe her. So she lied and told them to put them in a hole and to start a fire at the ridge. The wolf took his children and tried, but his kids were burnt. He tried pulling them out, but realized that they had been cooked. He went after the deer and set her willows on fire, but she escaped. The coyote went on his way.

(Fawns, Source: UnTextbook)

Reading Diary A: Apache Tales

Apache Tales

The First War: This story was very odd. There was a big feast and someone didn't attend and was shot in the arm with an arrow. The arrow was pulled out of his arm by the man who shot him and he gathered an army to fight the enemy. The chief jumped from horse to horse to fight and his men were all being killed. He was the last survivor and the enemy pulled him off his horse and killed him. Word was sent back to his people that everybody was dead.

Culture Heroes and Owls: Two children went to their father, the Sun, and asked for toys to play with. He gave them a hoop and pole game to play with and warned them not to roll the hoop to the north. After playing awhile, the hoop rolled to the north. They went to fetch the hoop and an owl and his wife tried to cook the children. After many failed attempts, they gave the children the toys back and the children went back to their family, where they played until sundown.

(Barn Owl, Source:UnTextbook)

Naiyenesgani Rescues the Taos Indians: Naiyenesgani proved himself to be a medicine man by changing corn into snakes. He was asked by the people to help others who have fallen into the sink hole. He took off all his clothes and asked for them to be covered in turquoise. He made some hoops and did magic with them and a ladder appeared. He climbed into the sink hole and kicked the monster and set free all of the people that the monster had held as captives.

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