How Rabbit Tricked Otter : And Other Cherokee Trickster Stories

by Ross, Gayle

• ISBN13: 9780930407605
• ISBN10: 0930407601
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-10-01
• Publisher: Independent Pub Group

Summary

The Parabola Storytime series is a collection of stories and myths by the leading storytellers of Native American tribes. Originally produced byParabolamagazine in audio format, many of these stories appear here in written form for the first time, with the permission of tribal elders, and are enhanced by artwork authentic to the tradition. These stories evoke the beauty, wisdom, and living spirit of surviving oral traditions. This collection of 15 Cherokee tales introduces the trickster-hero Rabbit, the most important character portrayed in the animal stories of the Cherokee culture. The surefooted messenger who carries important news to his animal friends near and far, Rabbit is charming and mischievoushe tricks others and is often tricked himself. Sometimes he wins and sometimes he loses; sometimes he is lazy and mean, sometimes kind and caringbut somehow Rabbit always survives. This replaces 0060212853.

Author Biography

Gayle Ross is a direct descendant of John Ross, the principal chief of the Cherokee Nation during the infamous Trail of Tears. She is the author of How Turtle's Back Was Cracked and The Legend of Windigo. She has told the myths and legends of the Cherokee people at schools, colleges, and festivals across the United States and Canada, carrying on a family tradition begun by her grandmother. She lives in Fredericksburg, Texas. Murv Jacob is a painter and pipemaker of Kentucky-Cherokee descent. He has won numerous awards for his work, including the Grand Award at the Trail of Tears Art Show. He lives in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.