a hunter (Myth 99)

Family: the Cherokee · Role: hunter · First appears: Myth 99 · The Shawano Wars · Part 2

Life events

An enemy sprang upon a hunter, who threw him backward into the fire; the enemy fled into the woods.(Myth 99 · The Shawano Wars · Part 2)
- With: an enemy (Myth 99)
- “until suddenly an enemy sprang out upon him from the darkness and bore him to the earth. But the Cherokee was watchful, and putting up his hands he seized the other by the arms, and with a mighty effort threw him backward into the fire. The dazed Shawano lay there a moment squirming upon the coals, then bounded to his feet and ran into the woods, howling with pain.”
A hunter shot the man who was using a turkey call to lure hunters into a Shawano ambush.(Myth 99 · The Shawano Wars · Part 2 · 📍 the Smoky mountains)
- With: a man (Myth 99)
- “Keeping close to the ground, the Cherokee crept up without being discovered until within gunshot, then springing to his feet he shot the man in the tree”

enemies with a man (Myth 99) (A Cherokee hunter attacked the Shawano decoy.) “Keeping close to the ground, the Cherokee crept up without being discovered until within gunshot, then springing to his feet he shot the man in the tree, and shouting ‘Kill them all,’ rushed upon the enemy, who, thinking that a strong force of Cherokee was upon them, fled down the mountain without attempting to make a stand.”

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