A woman gives a boy a present that will make him the medicine man. With nothing to eat, the boy leads the men into corralling antelope into the river so they could kill them for food. After three days, the women tells him to stop since they have enough food and asks to have the present back. I thought that was absurd because who asks for people to give their presents back?! He tells her he gave it to the supernatural one and she curses him. He left to his own country and lived at the bottom of a lake in a tent.
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The Man Who Travelled with the Buffalo
One person survived the heat but was dying from thirst while out on a war expedition into enemy territory. He falls asleep and upon waking up, he hears Ravens talking about these men who had killed the buffalo. They mentioned the killing of very many buffalo. The man was very thirsty and set off to find water. A prairie dog gives him some and he is off following the buffalo and sleeping with them at night.
Coyote Steals a Man's Wife
A coyote steals a man's wife. The man then chases after them in order to get his wife back. Each camp of theirs he passes by, nearby dwellers tell him he is getting closer and closer. Finally, he finds his wife and orders the Coyote to swallow hot stones wrapped in fat. After swallowing four of these horrible stones, the Coyote falls dead while running. The husband tells his wife to bathe. After obliging and finishing her bath, they leave due East. I thought this story would come in handy for the storytelling assignment this week. It's almost a comical concept of this Coyote stealing a man's wife, although I'm not sure if it was intended to be portrayed in that manner.
Bibliography
Apache Tales by P.E. Goddard
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