Reading Notes Part A: Cherokee Unit

The Rabbit Goes Duck Hunting
Main Characters: 
Rabbit
Otter
Setting:
In the woods near a pond
Plot:


An otter challenges the boastful rabbit a duck capturing contest. The rabbit had previously tricked the otter and was confident that he could win again. The otter easily captures a duck without being noticed and comes back. The rabbit fixes a noose and tries to strangle a duck but the duck broke free and flew up in the air until the rabbit fell into a tree. The rabbit was starved and weak until he convinced a man to cut open a portion in the trunk to free him.



Rabbit and Otter: Word Press

Bibliography. "The Rabbit Goes Duck Hunting" from Myths of the Cherokee by James Mooney, web source

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