the Otter

Role: animal · First appears: Myth 16 · The Rabbit Goes Duck Hunting

Life events

The Rabbit pretended he could swim and eat fish like the Otter, deceiving him.(Myth 16 · The Rabbit Goes Duck Hunting)
- With: the Rabbit
- “Once he pretended that he could swim in the water and eat fish just as the Otter did, and when the others told him to prove it he fixed up a plan so that the Otter himself was deceived.”
The Rabbit tricked the Otter into jumping into the river by pretending it was raining fire.(Myth 17 · How the Rabbit Stole the Otter's Coat · 📍 Di'tatlâski'yi [The Place Where it Rains Fire])
- With: the Rabbit
- “Then the Rabbit filled the paddle with hot coals and threw them up into the air and shouted, ‘It's raining fire! It's raining fire!’ The hot coals fell all around the Otter and he jumped up. ‘To the water!’ cried the Rabbit, and the Otter ran and jumped into the river, and he has lived in the water ever since.”
The Rabbit took the Otter's coat, left his own, and went to the council wearing it.(Myth 17 · How the Rabbit Stole the Otter's Coat)
- With: the Rabbit
- “The Rabbit took the Otter's coat and put it on, leaving his own instead, and went on to the council.”

enemies with the Rabbit “Once he pretended that he could swim in the water and eat fish just as the Otter did, and when the others told him to prove it he fixed up a plan so that the Otter himself was deceived.”

enemies with the Rabbit “The Rabbit took the Otter's coat and put it on, leaving his own instead, and went on to the council.”

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