the young man (Myth 6)

Role: son · First appears: Myth 6 · How They Brought Back the Tobacco

Life events

In the second version, the young man, transformed into a hummingbird, flew into the tobacco field and took leaves and seed.(Myth 6 · How They Brought Back the Tobacco)
- “Now he was a hummingbird and flew over the mountains to the tobacco field and pulled some of the leaves and seed and put them into his medicine bag.”
In the second version, the young man brought tobacco home, and one draw at the pipe made his father strong again.(Myth 6 · How They Brought Back the Tobacco)
- With: the old man (Myth 6)
- “When he reached home he found his father very weak, but still alive, and one draw at the pipe made him strong again.”

parent: the old man (Myth 6) “There was one old man so old that he had to be kept alive by smoking, and as his son did not want to see him die he decided to go himself to try and get some more.”
recipient: the old man (Myth 6) “When he reached home he found his father very weak, but still alive, and one draw at the pipe made him strong again.”

Extracted from the original text of Myths of the Cherokee. Made with Rho MD.