the man (Myth 87)

Role: sick man from Tikwali'tsi town · First appears: Myth 87 · The Water Cannibals

In Myth 87, while sick at Tikwali'tsi and left alone to die by his friends, the man was visited by the old woman. She led him along a road beneath the water to her settlement, where she fed him bread and beans every day until he recovered. She then sent him home and instructed him to stay silent for seven days; when the seven days had passed, he began speaking again and told the whole story.

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Life events

• The man, left alone to die by his friends, was visited by an old woman.(Myth 87 · The Water Cannibals · 📍 Tikwali'tsi)
  • “one morning an old woman came in at the door. She looked just like the other women of the settlement, but he did not know her.”
• The old woman led the man underwater to her settlement.(Myth 87 · The Water Cannibals)
  • With: the old woman (Myth 87)
  • “When she came to the water she stepped in and he followed, and there was a road under the water, and another country there just like that above.”
• The old woman fed the man bread and beans, and he recovered his health.(Myth 87 · The Water Cannibals)
  • With: the old woman (Myth 87)
  • “So it was every day, until soon he was well and strong again.”
• The old woman sent the recovered man home, instructing him to keep silent for seven days.(Myth 87 · The Water Cannibals · 📍 Tikwali'tsi)
  • With: the old woman (Myth 87)
  • “Then she told him he might go home now, but he must be sure not to speak to anyone for seven days, and if any of his friends should question him he must make signs as if his throat were sore and keep silent.”
• The man began talking again and told the whole story.(Myth 87 · The Water Cannibals · 📍 Tikwali'tsi)
  • “when he began to talk again and told the whole story.”

Myth 87 · The Water Cannibals

• benefactor: the old woman (Myth 87) (She cared for and healed him.) “So it was every day, until soon he was well and strong again.”

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