Hunter Harris Mythology

Johnny-Cake  By: Joseph Jacobs  Link Link There once was an old man and an old woman. The old woman made a cake and put it in the own to bake. She told her son, "I put a Johnny-Cake in the oven. Watch it while we go out to the garden to work." The son watched the cake for a bit but then stopped. He heard a noise come from the kitchen and saw the cake jump out of the oven. He tried to race after it but was too slow. The Johnny-Cake was out side and the old man and old woman raced after it too but they were also too slow.  Johnny-Cake came up to some miners. He told them that he beat and old man, old woman, a young boy and he could be them too. So they chase after him but lost the race as well.  Johnny-Cake came up to some ditch workers. He told them that he could beat them in a race. They chased after him and he had beat them.  Johnny-Cake came up to a bear and said he would race him. the bear chased after Johnny-Cake. He soon started falling behind. T

The Three Little Pigs  By: Joseph Jacobs  Link Link There once was a sow that had 3 baby pigs. She didn't have much of her own to keep them so she sent them out to be on their own. The three pigs went on their journey to find help to build them a home of their own.  The first pig came to a man that had a bundle of straw. The pig took the straw a made a house out of it. A wolf came along and said he was going to blow down the house...and that's just what he did. He huffed, puffed and blew the house down.  The second pig came along and found a farmer who had some furze. The pig took the furze and made a  house out of it. The wolf came along and told the pig he was going to huff, puff, and blow the house down to eat the pig! Thats just what he did. The wold huffed, puffed, and blew the house down and ate the little pig.  The third pig came along and found a mason who had some bricks. The pig took the bricks and made a house out of it. The wolf came along and

How the Fish Got Their Brown/Green Scales  This story was taken from How the Bluebird and Coyote Got Their Colors by Katharine Berry Judson. In the story the Bluebird bathes in the blue waters. When the Coyote tries it he also turns blue, however he falls into the dirt and becomes the color he is known for today. This story can be found at Link . There once was a pond that had no source of water flowing in or out of it. It was known for its special powers that if an organism bathed in it for four times a day for four days straight, it would turn it a beautiful blue color. When Coyote was creating the creatures of the earth, he created a fish that was red in color. When the fish was introduced to the water he soon started turning a pretty blue color. As the fish bathed in the water he would sing a special song. "I swim through the waters. I bath in the waters. I pray for the blue scales Im beautiful in nature. " On the fourth day the fish completely blue! One day a huge rain

How Bluebird and Coyote Got Their Color  By Katharine Berry Judson Link Link  Link There once was little bird that was grey in color. He would fly high over the sky and look down on the land. He knew where a lake was that no water flowed in or out. He would go down and bath in the lake. He decided he was going to bath 4 times every morning for 4 mornings straight. He would sing, "There is a blue water. It lies there. I went in. I am blue." On the fourth day when the bird came out of the water, his feathers were all blue. Meanwhile Coyote noticed that Bluebird's feathers were now blue and beautiful. "How did you get to be like this?", asked the Coyote. Bluebird told him to go bath in the water and sing the song. Four days later Coyote came out of the water with blue fur all over.  A few days had passed and Coyote was walking down a trail in the desert. He wasn't paying attention and walked off t