Reading Notes: Native American Marriage Tales, Part A

Reading these stories, the one that popped out to me was the story of The Piqued Buffalo-Wife. I don't know if you guys are familiar with Studio Ghibli films, but that was the vibe I got from the story. The story follows a man who tries to get his son back who had transformed into a calf. In order to get him back from the Buffalo Chief, he was tasked with spotting him from a group of other calves. In one Studio Ghibli film, Spirited Away, the protagonist is faced with the same test. I am thinking that I can rewrite this story, but have it end just like Spirited Away. I have always been a fan of the Studio Ghibli films, so I think it would be really fun to revisit them by incorporating that style and their stories into my own writing. It also gives me the excuse to just binge on all the movies!

(Spirited Away:

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Bibliography: Tales of the North American Indians. Stith Thompson. Link.