Reading Notes Part B: Cherokee Unit

The Race Between the Crane and the Hummingbird
Main Characters: 
Crane
Hummingbird
Plot:


The crane and hummingbird were both in love with a woman but she liked the hummingbird more. The crane refused to give up so she tried to get rid of him by tell them to challenge each other to a race and whoever wins would marry her. The hummingbird was overconfident because he was so much lighter and faster than the crane so he took longer rests and didn't imagine that the crane would keep flying throughout the night. The crane ended up winning the race but the woman still refused to marry the crane.



Crane landing: Audubon

Bibliography. "The Race Between the Crane and the Hummingbird" from Myths of the Cherokee by James Mooney, web source

Comments

  1. Laura GibbsOctober 21, 2017 at 9:41 AM

    I am so glad you got to read some Cherokee stories as part of finishing up the class, Rosa: congratulations again!!! :-)

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