the Partridge

Role: animal · First appears: Myth 40 · How the Partridge Got His Whistle

Life events

• The Terrapin lent the Partridge his whistle, which the Partridge kept.(Myth 40 · How the Partridge Got His Whistle)
  • With: the Terrapin
  • “So the Terrapin let him have the whistle and the Partridge walked around blowing on it in fine fashion.”
• The Partridge flew away with the Terrapin’s whistle and never returned it.(Myth 40 · How the Partridge Got His Whistle)
  • With: the Terrapin
  • “he spread his wings, gave one long whistle, and flew to the top of a tree, leaving the poor Terrapin to look after him from the ground. The Terrapin never recovered his whistle”

Myth 40 · How the Partridge Got His Whistle

• enemies with the Terrapin (The Partridge flies away with the Terrapin's whistle.) “and with that he spread his wings, gave one long whistle, and flew to the top of a tree, leaving the poor Terrapin to look after him from the ground.”

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