the Grouse

Role: animal · First appears: Myth 38 · Why the Turkey Gobbles

Life events

The Turkey asked the Grouse to teach him to halloo, and the Grouse agreed for payment of feathers.(Myth 38 · Why the Turkey Gobbles)
- With: the Turkey
- “The Turkey had not a good voice, so he asked the Grouse to give him lessons. The Grouse agreed to teach him, but wanted pay for his trouble, and the Turkey promised to give him some feathers to make himself a collar.”
The Grouse taught the Turkey, who learned quickly but could only gobble when tested.(Myth 38 · Why the Turkey Gobbles)
- With: the Turkey
- “They began the lessons and the Turkey learned very fast until the Grouse thought it was time to try his voice. ‘Now,’ said the Grouse, ‘I'll stand on this hollow log, and when I give the signal by tapping on it, you must halloo as loudly as you can.’ So he got upon the log ready to tap on it, as a Grouse does, but when he gave the signal the Turkey was so eager and excited that he could not raise his voice for a shout, but only gobbled, and ever since then he gobbles whenever he hears a noise.”

pupil: the Turkey “The Grouse agreed to teach him, but wanted pay for his trouble, and the Turkey promised to give him some feathers to make himself a collar.”
benefactor: the Turkey “That is how the Grouse got his collar of turkey feathers.”

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