Reading Notes: Native American Marriage Tales, Part B

Native American Marriage Tales Unit from Tales of the North American Indians an anthology by Stith Thompson.

I'm afraid, after reading these tales, that the Native Americans encouraged beastiality (intercourse between a human and an animal). The family of a girl who lay with a dog only left when she was pregnant by the dog.. so strange.

My favorite story in this Unit is the True Bride. She was coincidentally lucky to have such kind random estranged brothers. My favorite line: "She asked her to spit, but instead of gold she spat a bad-smelling toe-nail. She told her not to spit again."

A story based on this Unit would be a mixture of this and Cinderella and maybe you could throw in a few more brothers for the fun of it. Or you could retell the story based upon what the haughty step-sister thought.

Caption: Her Favorite Dog, Spióola

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