Reading Notes of the Cherokee Myths (Part B)
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The Terrapin's Escape from the Wolves would be a really good story to retell! It offers a good amount of detail, it's lengthy and it would be easy to change up the characters. I like the overall story and how it is presented, but I would be able to cut it down a bit to be more concise and clear.
The Race between the Crane and the Hummingbird would be a good story to retell, but from the Turle and the Hare perspective (round 2!) It a story that readers will know, but can share another story about the characters.
The HuHu Gets Married is a goos story to use to retell because it is full of dialogue and easy to retell. But it doesn't have a whole lot of excitement to it, maybe find a way to provide more excitement. It does have a good amount of dialogue though to provide the readers the ability to connect with one character or another.
Âgän-uni'tsï's Search for the Uktena is a lengthy story worth retelling. There would need to be a lot to note in the author's note or in a preface of the story so that the readers are able to engage and connect more without having to do outside research for understanding of the context. The Red Man and the Uktena would be an interesting twist or way to build upon the previous story.
Title: Myths of the Cherokee
Author: James Mooney
Link to various readings
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