one of the young birds (Myth 65)

Role: young bird · First appears: Myth 65 · The Hunter and the Tla'nuwa

Life events

The hunter tied himself to one young bird, dazed it, and pushed them both off the cliff.(Myth 65 · The Hunter and the Tla'nuwa)
- With: the hunter (Myth 65)
- “The next morning, after the old bird had gone, he dragged one of the young birds to the mouth of the cave and tied himself to one of its legs with a strap from his hunting pack. Then with the flat side of his tomahawk he struck it several times in the head until it was dazed and helpless, and pushed the bird and himself together off the shelf of rock into the air.”
The hunter struck the young bird again as it tried to fly back toward the nest.(Myth 65 · The Hunter and the Tla'nuwa)
- With: the hunter (Myth 65)
- “As the Tla'nuwa revived it tried to fly upward toward the nest, but the hunter struck it again with his hatchet until it was dazed and dropped again.”
The hunter untied the young bird, let it fly away, and pulled a feather from its wing.(Myth 65 · The Hunter and the Tla'nuwa)
- With: the hunter (Myth 65)
- “At last they came down in the top of a poplar tree, when the hunter untied the strap from the leg of the young bird and let it fly away, first pulling out a feather from its wing.”

parent: the Tla'nuwa (Myth 65) “the great bird had already seen him, and sweeping down struck its claws into his hunting pack and carried him far up into the air. As it flew, the Tla'nuwa, which was a mother bird, spoke and told the hunter that he need not be afraid, as she would not hurt him, but only wanted him to stay for a while with her young ones to guard them until they were old enough to leave the nest.”
enemies with the hunter (Myth 65) “Then with the flat side of his tomahawk he struck it several times in the head until it was dazed and helpless, and pushed the bird and himself together off the shelf of rock into the air.”

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