Week 13 Story: Hatred can't destroy Clever Soul
Once upon a time, a jealous and hateful uncle named Unnatural Uncle lived in a village of the Crow Nation. Unnatural Uncle hated the boys and would always kill them when they were born. He just vehemently disliked boys and like girls. Villagers thought it was perhaps because Unnatural Uncle hated his ugly look, but nobody knew for sure why he hated boys and would always want to kill them right after they were born.
This cruel and merciless act of Unnatural Uncle was against the Crow moral code of conduct, but the chieftain and villagers couldn't intervene in his murder process because his extreme hatred and jealousy would scare off the people who approached him.
One day one of his younger sister gave birth. The sister was long yearning and hoping that it was a girl. She was scared of her brother's cruel jealousy and hatred toward boys. When she gave birth and found out that it was a boy, she screamed in deep fear, "Oh my god. It's a boy. My brother is going to kill him!"
So the sister told her relatives and kin that her son needed to be raised like a girl. Her relatives agreed and they even named the boy in a girly name. 'Sheshana' was the name given to the boy. Although the boy disliked being treated like a girl, he was forced to dress, speak, and act like a girl. He was never given to wear a pair of trousers, instead he always had to wear different colors and variations of Crow skirts.
As Sheshana grew, he became less obedient and more rebellious. He would start acting like a boy when his mother wasn't watching him closely.
Unnatural Uncle was suspicious of Sheshana's acts and body features. Sheshana was somewhat muscular to be considered a girl. Sheshana also ate her lunch faster than most girls and didn't seem too feminine.
So Unnatural Uncle stalked and followed him around. He found Sheshana's male genital when Sheshana was changing clothes to play in swimming pool.
The face of Unnatural Uncle turned hot, fiery red. He was burning with anger and feeling of revenge against Sheshana. Unnatural Uncle believed Sheshana was a girl, so the feeling of betrayal made him even more hateful than ever.
Unnatural Uncle thought of a way to kill his nephew in the most cruel way possible. Evil-minded and cunning, he decided to take his hands off of the murder and make it appear as if the nephew killed himself. Unlike his past direct murders, Unnatural Uncle would now use cunning tricks to make his nephew fall into a suicide-scenario trap.
Sheshana was a pretty smart and clever boy nonetheless. Sheshana would escape and outsmart Unnatural Uncle every time he tried to trap him into danger and make him die.
Sheshana was an understanding and forgiving person, so he tried not to take a revenge or punish his cruel uncle despite his countless evil, malicious murder attempts. Sheshana, nevertheless, got furious when Unnatural Uncle tried to harm his parents.
Sheshana took Unnatural Uncle to the opposite side of the world across the ocean, and Unnatural Uncle could not come back to his hometown, the Crow Nation. He lived in isolation with nobody around him for the rest of his life and died miserably in loneliness.
Bibliography:
Tales of the North American Indians by Stith Thompson (1929).
Author's Note: I re-created this story of The Unnatural Uncle of the Crow Nation. The original content may be different from my re-created story, so you are advised to visit the website in my bibliography for the original content of the story.
This cruel and merciless act of Unnatural Uncle was against the Crow moral code of conduct, but the chieftain and villagers couldn't intervene in his murder process because his extreme hatred and jealousy would scare off the people who approached him.
One day one of his younger sister gave birth. The sister was long yearning and hoping that it was a girl. She was scared of her brother's cruel jealousy and hatred toward boys. When she gave birth and found out that it was a boy, she screamed in deep fear, "Oh my god. It's a boy. My brother is going to kill him!"
So the sister told her relatives and kin that her son needed to be raised like a girl. Her relatives agreed and they even named the boy in a girly name. 'Sheshana' was the name given to the boy. Although the boy disliked being treated like a girl, he was forced to dress, speak, and act like a girl. He was never given to wear a pair of trousers, instead he always had to wear different colors and variations of Crow skirts.
As Sheshana grew, he became less obedient and more rebellious. He would start acting like a boy when his mother wasn't watching him closely.
Unnatural Uncle was suspicious of Sheshana's acts and body features. Sheshana was somewhat muscular to be considered a girl. Sheshana also ate her lunch faster than most girls and didn't seem too feminine.
So Unnatural Uncle stalked and followed him around. He found Sheshana's male genital when Sheshana was changing clothes to play in swimming pool.
The face of Unnatural Uncle turned hot, fiery red. He was burning with anger and feeling of revenge against Sheshana. Unnatural Uncle believed Sheshana was a girl, so the feeling of betrayal made him even more hateful than ever.
Unnatural Uncle thought of a way to kill his nephew in the most cruel way possible. Evil-minded and cunning, he decided to take his hands off of the murder and make it appear as if the nephew killed himself. Unlike his past direct murders, Unnatural Uncle would now use cunning tricks to make his nephew fall into a suicide-scenario trap.
Sheshana was a pretty smart and clever boy nonetheless. Sheshana would escape and outsmart Unnatural Uncle every time he tried to trap him into danger and make him die.
Sheshana was an understanding and forgiving person, so he tried not to take a revenge or punish his cruel uncle despite his countless evil, malicious murder attempts. Sheshana, nevertheless, got furious when Unnatural Uncle tried to harm his parents.
Sheshana took Unnatural Uncle to the opposite side of the world across the ocean, and Unnatural Uncle could not come back to his hometown, the Crow Nation. He lived in isolation with nobody around him for the rest of his life and died miserably in loneliness.
Unnatural Uncle. Source: Hateful Unnatural Uncle staring at a mirror
Bibliography:
Tales of the North American Indians by Stith Thompson (1929).
Author's Note: I re-created this story of The Unnatural Uncle of the Crow Nation. The original content may be different from my re-created story, so you are advised to visit the website in my bibliography for the original content of the story.
Hello Peter!
ReplyDeleteThe way you started the story was very telling of the direction you were taking and reminiscent of of fairy tales. I think it is important that the Native American story you chose was told in such a way that it was because it truly puts the culture into our own terms. Your use of dialogue in this piece was rare and so it really stood out upon use! I like the other elements you incorporated within the story.
Hi there again Peter!
ReplyDeleteReading the beginning of your story really had me captivated. I read this Native American tale so I knew where you got your inspiration from and it helped guide me through the rest of the reading. I like that you didn't sugar coat anything, and left it to be as brutal as one would expect from the culture because it's not a fairy tale. I think you might have dropped a few words here and there but nothing that ruined the read! Great job!
Hello, Peter!
ReplyDeleteI thought that this was an entertaining story to read. The tone that you have created for this story is realistically unsettling. I can imagine that something similar to your story has happened in real life. I thought it was a good idea to keep the name, "Unnatural Uncle," and the tribe the same. I have not read the original story, but when I do read it I will remember your story. There were a few grammatical errors throughout the story, but nothing too distracting. Overall, you did a great job and I look forward to reading another story.
Best,
Madi R.