the boy (Myth 68)

Role: boy · First appears: Myth 68 · The Hunter in the Dakwa'

Life events

In the Wahnenauhi version, His father sent the boy on an errand, but the boy ran away to the river.(Myth 68 · The Hunter in the Dakwa')
- With: his father (Myth 68)
- “A boy was sent on an errand by his father, and not wishing to go he ran away to the river.”
In the Wahnenauhi version, a large fish swallowed the boy after he fell into the water.(Myth 68 · The Hunter in the Dakwa')
- “and in the confusion the bad boy fell into the water and was immediately swallowed by a large fish.”
In the Wahnenauhi version, the fish vomited the boy.(Myth 68 · The Hunter in the Dakwa')
- “After lying in its stomach for some time he became very hungry, and on looking around he saw the fish's liver hanging over his head. Thinking it dried meat, he tried to cut off a piece with a mussel shell he had been playing with and still held in his hand. The operation sickened the fish and it vomited the boy.”

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