The second half of The Native American Marriage Tales by
Stith Thompson was very similar to the first in keeping with the animal
transformation theme. I really enjoyed The
Dog-Husband story because it reminded me of Toy Story. It was interesting
how every night when the girl went to bed the dog would turn into a human and
then before she woke up he would be a dog again. It was similar to how the toys
in Toy Story would be alive when Andy and other humans were gone and then go
back to “playing dead” when they were around. It was cool how they kept the
theme throughout the story and even the girls children were able to transform
from human to dogs. The Youth Who Joined
the Deer also kept with this theme. I thought it was so interesting how the
tribe would kill their own deer people and use them for food but then bring
them back to life by putting the bones in water. They made it seem completely
normal! I liked the imagery in the story when the chief put the buck skin on
top of the man turning him into a buck for his deer wife during rutting season.
I liked how the story had the man return to his original tribe to teach them
how to properly hunt and respect the deer. The
Girl and the Turkeys was my favorite story of this section because it was
based on the Cinderella fairy tale! I liked how descriptive they were when they
introduced the poor girl… it really gave me a mental image of what her
character looked like. They also changed the plot around a little bit and
instead of having the girl be home by midnight she was required to always
remember the turkeys who helped her. I didn’t understand why the turkeys didn’t
wait any longer because in the end the girl didn’t forget about them she
returned! Unlike the actual Cinderella story this one doesn’t have a happy
ending… I could use this in my story telling and rewrite it in a different way!
(Original Book. Source: UnTextbook)
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