Reading Notes: Cherokee, Part A




Otters by jharding534. Web source: Creative Commons. 
The Rabbit Goes Duck Hunting 

There was a very proud Rabbit. He boasted and claimed that he could do anything that anyone else could do. He was very good into talking all of the other animals into believing him. One time Rabbit claimed he could swim and do everything like Otter, while tricking Otter in the process.

One day the Otter was talking about how he ate ducks. The Rabbit said that he ate ducks too. Otter doesn't believe Rabbit, so asks him to prove it. Otter gets a duck first.

Rabbit tries to fashion a noose to catch one of the ducks, but has a hard time keeping a hold of it. He fell into a hollow stump and was stuck in there for several say; He even had to eat his own fur.

The Rabbit hears some children nearby and starts singing in the hopes that they will help him to escape. The children's father comes out and starts cutting the stump and the Rabbit almost taunts them, saying that he is so pretty. Once they free him, Rabbit immediately runs away.


My thoughts:

This tricky rabbit was really fun to read about, and I think this could potentially be a fun story to retell. I like the idea of recreating two new characters that have relationship like Otter and Rabbit.

Bibliography:

The Rabbit Goes Duck Hunting from Myths of the Cherokee by James Mooney. Web source: The UN-Textbook. 

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