extra credit reading notes: pacific northwest legends - part a

 "How Old Man Above Created the World" link to story

  • This story is kind of like an origin story. The world was still so new and someone named Chareya creates earth. He creates animals and living space for them. However, he created a grizzly bear that he is afraid of, so Chareya constructed a hollow pyramid of ice and snow to protect himself, which is known as Mount Shasta today. 
  • Story is descriptive and has a lot of imagery
  • Why is the grizzly bear so terrifying to Chareya? 
  • Retell the story using a different animal or some force of nature in place of the grizzly bear that forces Chareya to build this mountain?
"How Beaver Stole Fire" link to story
  • Tells the story of how natures of the world (rivers and trees, specifically) came to be. The story also personifies trees. 
  • Pine Trees are the only one that can make fire. One very cold winter, Beaver steals a coal that came from the Pine Trees and runs off with it. Pine Trees chase after him as Beaver runs in different directions, which ultimately forms the path of Grande Ronde River. The story also portrays why different trees are found in specific areas. 
  • Possibly add dialogue between Beaver and the trees
A beaver with a small stick in water. Source: flickr
"The Story of Ashish" link to story
  • Ashish is a personable god that people admired; he was great at doing everything and he also had five wives. Another god, Kemush, becomes jealous of Ashish, so he sends Ashish on a wild-goose chase to rid of him. Kemush impersonates Ashish, but his wives and the people are suspicious as they observe Kemush (as Ashish) attempt to do the tasks that Ashish excelled at. As for Ashish, butterflies find Ashish at the top of the growing pine tree. He eventually returns back to the ground and recovers from his sickness. 
  • The way the story was written read so straight-forward and condensed. The story retelling could have more details or a more better flow. 
    • Have interaction between Ashish and Kemush in the end
    • Punishment for Kemush
Bibliography: Myths and Legends of the Pacific Northwest, especially of Washington and Oregon by Katharine Berry Judson. Source:  UnTextbook

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