Reading Notes: NAtive American Part A

This story is The Dog-Husband  by Stith Thompson, originally from Tales of the Northern American Indians.


I originally chose this story because it revolves around a dog and I pictured my cute pup as the character! After reading the story not so much LOL!

My dog Jake. Personal Photo 2013

-Girl has a dog best friend that sleeps with her
-In the night the dog turns into a man and sleeps with her
-She falls pregnant
-Her father kills the dog:(
-Her family abandoned her out of shame and left her to die
-A crow took pity and gave her coals between a clam
-When they crackled they led her to a fire
-She gave birth to 5 puppies
-She kept hearing singing so she investigated and found that the puppies turned into humans when she went to work
-She scolded the puppies and forced them to stay human
-She raised them as human children and taught them to hunt
-The boys hunted whales and were really good at it
-Crow came back and saw the whales and told the village
-The village moved back and the boys were made Chiefs