American Literature / Unit 3 AML 0206 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Seneca Story of How Tales Began
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The idea
The Seneca "Origin of Folk Stories" follows an orphan named Gaqka, or Crow, who hunts birds for food and is mocked by the village. He resolves to leave his tormentors and become a great hunter, and the tale explains where stories themselves came from.
In practice
An orphan, and the source of tales.
Where people slip
No early source here says trickster.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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