Week 10 Native American Cherokee Story B


The Crane and The Hummingbird by James Mooney
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There once was a hummingbird and a crane who both loved a young woman. The young woman liked the hummingbird more, however the crane was very persistent. The young woman decided they shall fight for her. She told the Hummingbird and Crane that they must fly around the world and the one who returns back to her, she will marry.

The young woman knew deep in her mind that the hummingbird would win because he is light and fast. However, there was one thing the young woman did not think about! She missed the fact that the crane could fly all night long unlike the hummingbird.

So at the break of dawn both the hummingbird and crane took off on their journey and traveled around the world. The Hummingbird took off and was soon out of sight of the Crane. When night came the Hummingbird stopped to rest but, the crane kept flying through the night. The next morning the hummingbird took off on his journey and saw the crane stopped eating at a pond. They continued on their journey playing leapfrog through the sky. When the last morning came, Hummingbird got to the young woman and found that he had been beat by the Crane.


However, the young woman didn’t want to marry an ugly crane so she didn’t marry either of them.

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