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Native American purposes, themes, motifs (Motifs (animal is character…
Native American purposes, themes, motifs
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Motifs
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Exaggeration/ Hyperbole, old man
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Woman wanted to be dragged over the fire but man didn't want to do it, so she said she'd stay with him if he did it. She became corn
Owl wouldn't close his eyes while Creator was transforming him, so Creator made it so owls only hunt at night and not during the day.
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Destruction of the bear: Fox was hungry so he dismembered the bear. Bears can run fast b/c fox chopped fat off bear's legs so they can run faster now.
Old man traveling north created world along the way. He had to teach people to survive. Rested on Porcupine Mt. and had fun sliding down mt. Then disappeared.
Beaver and Old Man - Man was hunting beaver and beaver was pushing him into the hole. Man had to give up his weapons to be let out.
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Coyote Steals Sun's Tobacco: coyote is tricked into giving his tobacco to sun b/c the wife he got was a male.
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How fire came to the six nations. Boy wants to help tribe by getting tribe a new name. He had to dream about it.
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The origin of corn: Man w/ gambling problem loses all his belongings. He chops down a tree to make a boat and sail away; pet turkey follows him and man finds duck feathers in boat. Covers himself and falls asleep. Turkey plows field by himself. Turkey plants different kinds of corn in man's field.
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