Heroes: Lodge-Boy and Thrown-Away
Story source from Tales of the North American Indians by Stith Thompson (1929)
Throughout the beginning there are several questions not answered. Who is the Red-Women and how does the father know she killed his wife? Are the boys that appear in complete human form or are they ghosts come back to life? The father does not question where they come from or who they are.
The father uses his first son, Thrown-behind-the-curtain, to trick his second son, Thrown-in-Spring, to come onto land. This is where we figure out Thrown-behind-the-curtain is human and Thrown-in-Spring turns into a human.
Crow Tribe 1840
(Source: Wikipedia)
The boys disobeyed their father multiple times. Usually in the act of disobeying, children end up getting hurt or in trouble. By disobeying their father they are actually doing heroic actions and saving others from harm. Sometimes bravery overpowers fear.
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