the old man (Myth 112)

Role: father · First appears: Myth 112 · The Ignorant Housekeeper

Life events

• The old man told his son to get married because they needed a cook.(Myth 112 · The Ignorant Housekeeper)
  • With: his son (Myth 112)
  • “One day he said to the young man, ‘We need a cook here, so you would better get married.’”
• The young man married the young woman and brought her home.(Myth 112 · The Ignorant Housekeeper)
  • With: his son (Myth 112) the young woman (Myth 112)
  • “So the young man got a wife and brought her home.”
• The old man sent the young woman away for not knowing how to cook.(Myth 112 · The Ignorant Housekeeper)
  • With: his son (Myth 112) the young woman (Myth 112)
  • “Then the old man said, ‘You think about marrying and you don't know how to cook,’ and he sent her away.”

Myth 112 · The Ignorant Housekeeper

• child: his son (Myth 112) “An old man whose wife had died lived alone with his son.”

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