Blackfoot Stories
Two Fast Runners: This story had its own
unique writing style that was slight, but noticeable because of the short
length of the story. For example, this sentence shows the style I am referring
to: “So they agreed that they would have a race to decide which could run the faster, and on this race they bet
their galls.” Instead of simply saying, “which could run faster,” the word the is inserted to give attention to the
word faster. It made me realize how
small changes can really make a difference to a reader, even if you think it is
too minor to notice.
I
also had to look up the word gall to
make sure I knew what the two animals were talking about as they bet who could
win the race. I was correct that the word gall
stood for gallbladder, but I never knew that when the name of that organ is
shortened, it is referring to an animal’s gallbladder instead of a humans’.
The Wolf Man: I noticed the author
mentioned what a piskun was in the
author’s note. This was a helpful hint because I find myself constantly looking
up the meaning of words sprinkled throughout different texts.
The
man moved away from his wives to a butte. When taking Geology last semester, I
learned about buttes, so if you can believe it, my Geology class helped me
better understand my Mythology and Folklore class.
Man,
those two wives were brutal and clearly possessed seared consciences! It made
me happy though to see animals come to man’s rescue instead of the other way
around. The idea of a punishing society
makes me think it was the Indian’s primal form of a government or court system.
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