1. The Piqued Buffalo-Wife- Soooo. . . This story just jumps right into it, now doesn't it? It's almost like a reverse Zeus and Europa deal--a man raping a helpless buffalo-cow. Though the mystery of the boy born of this "union" going into camps during the day but then disappearing at night is intriguing. It's odd to think that a boy who never knew his father could recognize him so easily in large crowds of men. Well at least this time the man allowed the buffalo the opportunity to change form; though how she could so easily accept him as a husband I don't quite understand. . . Can you say temper? Striking out at your wife with a flaming stick because she doesn't want to cook dinner one time. Screw you, man; you are really messed up. So the boy could recognize his father without ever having seen him, but even after the father interacted with the calf-boy he still couldn't recognize him the third time?! I honestly don't think the guy deserved to be resurrected after being trampled, cruel as that may sound; he is just a terrible person/father.
2. Bear-Woman and Deer-Woman- Well now. It seems the stories are not to get any less disturbing, seeing as this tale starts with Grizzly biting Doe's head off--and then cooking it in front of both her own children and those of Doe. Naturally, this means Doe's fawns kill Grizzly's cubs and feed Grizzly her cubs' hands--and then taunt her for it. And, in the end, Grizzly dies and the fawns live on. Totally a "happy ending". . .
3-5. Splinter-Foot-Girl- A child born from the infected leg of a warrior. . . that's a new one, haha. You have this beautiful, miraculous girl and you name her Foot-stuck-child? What? Apparently, if you are unable to convince someone of something, you just need to send a series of more silver-tongued birds in as a proxy until the person finally agrees. If it works for marriage, it must work in every other realm of life, right? That was a very underhanded (or should I say undergrounded? what a terrible pun. . .) thing to do, stealing the girl from her bull husband using a tunnel through the ground underneath her. Why does the girl have to be the weakest/first one to tire? Stupid sexism. Wow; so tired that she had a small hemorrhage, that's. . . intense. How far did they travel?! That is one brave talking tree. I wish I could meet him. Who would have guessed that a round rock would make a terrible husband? I mean, he's just so stony and cold and harsh. . . lol. If I kick a ball into the air, does that mean I get to rise up in the air as well? 'Cause that could be aweeesomeee. Oooooh, living in a tent of the stars in the sky. . . there could be no better ending than that, now could there?
6. The Eagle and Whale Husbands- Am I the only one who is envious of the girls getting to play with animal bones on the beach? That would just be fascinating. . . Ooooh, stolen by an eagle and a whale, ouch. Though the escape by kayak would be fun--I've always loved kayaking, haha. A life of picking lice off of your husband's body while tied to the bottom of the sea--what more could you want? (Answer: everything and anything else.) Taking off your clothing can be so distraction for guys. . .7. The Fox-Woman- I love the stories of mythological creatures who shed their skins to become human! It's just so. . . magical. And I've always loved foxes, too, so let's just say that this story is pretty dang fantastic for me. Though this story ended a little oddly and abruptly, so that was disappointing.
8. The Woman Stolen by Killer Whales- Kill a killer whale and your wife will be stolen by its friends as vengeance; true story. Enter the helpful Shark, who helps all fisherman hunt down the orcas who steal wives. Wow. I mean, wow. The husband didn't have to do anything, he just stayed outside the killer whales' dwelling while the clever Shark did all the work rescuing the wife. I just hope that Shark was able to survive the severe fight that he was embroiled in when the fisherman and his wife ran off. . .
9. The Rolling Head- Dang. Can you imagine leaving your wife everyday to provide for the family, only to discover she was cheating on you with a giant snake in your absence? Marriage can certainly be sordid and heartbreaking. Not that that makes it okay to cut up your wife and serve her to your children, but still, that hurts. And can you imagine being the children, eating your mother unawares and then being chased by her rolling head as she yells at you for eating her? *shudder* Nightmares, so many nightmares. . . And then to have those children end up with such a great life, only to turn on their father by setting lions upon him--I'm not quite sure what I think of this story.
10-11. The Bear-Woman- Now I have a guess at where my sisters go when they need some time alone--obviously they go into the woods to meet their bear-lovers, lol. Though I guess I shouldn't inform my dad of their indiscretions, or he might go out and kill all the bears in the area to make sure they couldn't marry my sisters. You have to wonder: did the older sister use the opportunity of being turned into a bear to take revenge on all of the men in the camp who had killed her lover, or was she a slave to the nature of her transformed bear-self? Just swim through the lake, stupid violent bear-woman! Not that I want you to catch your innocent siblings, but at least fail with intelligence and common sense! Oh, this is the etiological myth of the Big Dipper! Cool beans.And there it is, the first half of what is/will most definitely be a very fascinating unit!
Arrivederci!
Image Information. Female bison with a calf; photo by Erwin and Peggy Bauer. Public Domain Images.
Young Huntress with her Eagle; photo by Asher Svidensky. BBC News.
The "Great Wain" seen from Berlin; photo by Manfred Wassmann, 2011. Wikipedia.
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