Week 11 Reading Notes Part B: The Dog Husband
The Dog Husband
Bibliography: Native American Marriage Tales unit. Story Source: Tales of the North American Indians by Stith Thompson (1929).Link to Story
This story reminded me a lot of the fox-women story, but in this one, the dog is able to take the form of a human. I think that if I were to retell this one I would have the children that Crow birthed be able to choose if they want to become human, but even if they were to do that they would not be accepted by their people for a very long time and that they would have to earn this right to do so. I think that I would keep the same premise that in the end, the boys became the chiefs of the village after going through a very long acceptance period by the village. I would make the girl the so-called "queen" of the village and have all the females look to her for guidance.
Bibliography: Native American Marriage Tales unit. Story Source: Tales of the North American Indians by Stith Thompson (1929).Link to Story
This story reminded me a lot of the fox-women story, but in this one, the dog is able to take the form of a human. I think that if I were to retell this one I would have the children that Crow birthed be able to choose if they want to become human, but even if they were to do that they would not be accepted by their people for a very long time and that they would have to earn this right to do so. I think that I would keep the same premise that in the end, the boys became the chiefs of the village after going through a very long acceptance period by the village. I would make the girl the so-called "queen" of the village and have all the females look to her for guidance.
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