Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Reading Notes: Eskimo Folk Tales, Part B

Papik, Who Killed His Wife's Brother-

I really want to retell this one from the perspective of one of the hunters who saw the beast fall onto Papik. I really love monsters and curses in myths and folklore, so this is definitely down my alley. I might expand more on a single hunter and make up some kind of backstory about how he knew papik and the curse his mother in law placed on him. 

The monster is described as a bear. Source: Pixabay

Source: Eskimo Folk-Tales by Knud Rasmussen with illustrations by native Eskimo artists (1921).

1 comment:

  1. Hi Collin, this looks like a great story for retelling. I to love stories involving mythological monster battles. This sounds like it has a lot of potential for an epic story telling, good luck!

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