the Snake who escaped and became the boy’s enemy (Tale 14)

Family: Snakes · Role: enemy · First appears: Tale 14 · The Girl Who Married a Star · Part 4

Life events

Old-Woman’s-Grandson killed the Snakes, but one escaped into the ground.(Tale 14 · The Girl Who Married a Star · Part 4 · 📍 the den)
- With: the boy (Tale 14)
- “When he came to the last one, it opened its eyes and woke up. It ran into a hole”
The Snake crawled into Old-Woman’s-Grandson’s mouth and skull, and he dried up into a skeleton.(Tale 14 · The Girl Who Married a Star · Part 4)
- With: the boy (Tale 14)
- “The Snake crawled up to the boy, and, as it reached his stomach, the boy, in his sleep, reached for his knife and made motions to cut the Snake, but the Snake kept on going. The boy kept trying to get the Snake, but it went into the boy’s mouth. It crawled up into the skull and nestled itself there. The boy lay there as though dead; but the Snake knew that the boy was not dead. The Snake remained there until the boy dried up and became nothing but a skeleton.”
The boy revived after the Snake crawled out of his skull.(Tale 14 · The Girl Who Married a Star · Part 5)
- With: the boy (Tale 14) the Star (Tale 14)
- “finally the Snake crawled out of the skull. No sooner had it got out than the boy stood up and caught the Snake by the neck.”
The Snake promised not to bother people again and was released.(Tale 14 · The Girl Who Married a Star · Part 5)
- With: the boy (Tale 14)
- “‘Now you must promise that you will never bother people again.’ The snake promised.”

enemies with the boy (Tale 14) “Old-Woman’s-Grandson, watch yourself, for hereafter I am your enemy.”

Extracted from the original text of Traditions of the Arikara. Made with Rho MD.