Thunder

Role: great doctor · First appears: Myth 63 · Ûñtsaiyi', the Gambler · Part 1

In Myth 63 · Ûñtsaiyi', the Gambler · Part 1, Thunder recognized the boy as his son when the thorns did not hurt him. He boiled him with roots to cure his sores, then dressed him in buckskin and gave him a war club. Thunder sent him to fight his two elder brothers in a ball game; when the boy pretended to strike a honey-locust tree, Thunder stopped the fight, seeing that he was brave and strong.

In Part 2, Thunder promised to help the boy win against Ûñtsaiyi', calling him “a great gambler” and giving him a small gourd tied to his wrist.

Relationship record

Life events

Thunder recognized the boy as his son after the thorns did not hurt him.(Myth 63 · Ûñtsaiyi', the Gambler · Part 1)
- With: the boy (Myth 63)
- “Under the blanket on the seat were long, sharp thorns of the honey locust, with the points all sticking up, but when the boy sat down they did not hurt him, and then Thunder knew that it was his son.”
Thunder boiled the boy with roots, curing his sores.(Myth 63 · Ûñtsaiyi', the Gambler · Part 1)
- With: the boy (Myth 63)
- “There was a large pot in the corner and he told his wife to fill it with water and put it over the fire. When it was boiling, he put in some roots, then took the boy and put him in with them. He let it boil a long time until one would have thought that the flesh was boiled from the poor boy's bones, and then told his wife to take the pot and throw it into the river, boy and all.”
Thunder dressed the boy in buckskin and gave him a war club.(Myth 63 · Ûñtsaiyi', the Gambler · Part 1)
- With: the boy (Myth 63)
- “He brought out a fine suit of buckskin, with belt and headdress, and had the boy put them on.”
Thunder sent the boy to fight his two elder brothers in a ball game.(Myth 63 · Ûñtsaiyi', the Gambler · Part 1)
- With: the boy (Myth 63)
- “Then his father gave him a war club and said, ‘Now you must play a ball game with your two elder brothers. They live beyond here in the Darkening land, and I have sent for them.’ He said a ball game, but he meant that the boy must fight for his life.”
Thunder stopped the fight when the boy pretended to strike the honey-locust tree.(Myth 63 · Ûñtsaiyi', the Gambler · Part 1)
- With: the boy (Myth 63)
- “At last he was tired from defending himself alone against two, and pretended to aim a blow at the honey-locust tree. Then his father stopped the fight, because he was afraid the lightning would split the tree, and he saw that the boy was brave and strong.”
Thunder equips the boy with an endless string of beads and promises that he will win against Ûñtsaiyi'.(Myth 63 · Ûñtsaiyi', the Gambler · Part 2)
- With: the boy (Myth 63)
- “He brought a small cymling gourd with a hole bored through the neck, and tied it on the boy's wrist.”

Myth 63 · Ûñtsaiyi', the Gambler · Part 1

child: the boy (Myth 63) “Your father, Thunder, is a great doctor.”
married with Thunder's wife “There was a large pot in the corner and he told his wife to fill it with water and put it over the fire.”

Myth 63 · Ûñtsaiyi', the Gambler · Part 2

child: the boy (Myth 63) “The boy told his father how Ûñtsaiyi' had dared him to play, and had even offered to play for the spots on his skin. ‘Yes,’ said Thunder, ‘he is a great gambler and makes his living that way, but I will see that you win.’”
recipient: the boy (Myth 63) “‘Yes,’ said Thunder, ‘he is a great gambler and makes his living that way, but I will see that you win.’ He brought a small cymling gourd with a hole bored through the neck, and tied it on the boy's wrist.”

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