Why the Turkey Gobbles
In the old days, Grouse had a good voice and Turkey had none. Therefore Turkey asked Grouse to teach him. But Grouse wanted to pay, so Turkey promised to give him some feathers for a collar. That is how the Grouse got his collar of turkey feathers.
So the Grouse began to teach Turkey. At last Grouse said, “Now you must try your voice. You must halloo.”
Turkey said, “Yes.”
Grouse said, “I’ll stand on this hollow log, and when I tap on it, you must halloo as loudly as you can.”
So Grouse climbed upon a log, ready to tap on it, but when he did so, Turkey became so excited that when he opened his mouth, he only said, “Gobble, gobble, gobble.”
That is why the Turkey gobbles whenever he hears a noise.
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The Eagle’s Revenge
Once a hunter in the mountains heard a noise
at night like a rushing wind. He went out
side his tepee, and found an eagle was sitting on the drying pole, feasting at the deer he had shot. So he shot the eagle.
The next morning the hunter took the deer back to the village. He told how he had shot the deer and then the eagle. Therefore the chief sent out men to bring in the eagle, and have an Eagle dance.
That night when they were dancing, there was a whoop outside. A strange warrior walked into the circle. He was not of that village. They thought he had come from one of the other Cherokee villages.
This warrior told how he had killed a man. At the end of the story, he yelled, “Hi!” One of the men with rattles, who was leading the dance, fell dead. The stranger sang of another deed. At the end, he yelled, “Hi!” Another rattler fell dead. The people were frightened. But the stranger sang of another great deed. Then again he yelled, “Hi!” Again a man with the rattles fell dead. So all seven men who had rattles and who were leading the dance fell dead. And the people were too frightened to leave the lodge where they were dancing.
Then the stranger vanished into the darkness. Long after they learned that the stranger was the brother of the eagle that had been killed.
In the old days, Grouse had a good voice and Turkey had none. Therefore Turkey asked Grouse to teach him. But Grouse wanted to pay, so Turkey promised to give him some feathers for a collar. That is how the Grouse got his collar of turkey feathers.
So the Grouse began to teach Turkey. At last Grouse said, “Now you must try your voice. You must halloo.”
Turkey said, “Yes.”
Grouse said, “I’ll stand on this hollow log, and when I tap on it, you must halloo as loudly as you can.”
So Grouse climbed upon a log, ready to tap on it, but when he did so, Turkey became so excited that when he opened his mouth, he only said, “Gobble, gobble, gobble.”
That is why the Turkey gobbles whenever he hears a noise.
Fill Your Medicine Bag
At Legends’ General Store
The Eagle’s Revenge
Once a hunter in the mountains heard a noise
at night like a rushing wind. He went out
side his tepee, and found an eagle was sitting on the drying pole, feasting at the deer he had shot. So he shot the eagle.
The next morning the hunter took the deer back to the village. He told how he had shot the deer and then the eagle. Therefore the chief sent out men to bring in the eagle, and have an Eagle dance.
That night when they were dancing, there was a whoop outside. A strange warrior walked into the circle. He was not of that village. They thought he had come from one of the other Cherokee villages.
This warrior told how he had killed a man. At the end of the story, he yelled, “Hi!” One of the men with rattles, who was leading the dance, fell dead. The stranger sang of another deed. At the end, he yelled, “Hi!” Another rattler fell dead. The people were frightened. But the stranger sang of another great deed. Then again he yelled, “Hi!” Again a man with the rattles fell dead. So all seven men who had rattles and who were leading the dance fell dead. And the people were too frightened to leave the lodge where they were dancing.
Then the stranger vanished into the darkness. Long after they learned that the stranger was the brother of the eagle that had been killed.
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