Myth and Folklore

The BullFrog Lover There are three different versions mentioned in this story.  I like the one about the young girl who would go to sing at the river everyday.  She would hear a song about a bullfrog would marry her so when one appeared and transformed into a man she consented when he asked to marry her.  But there is a second part that is quite humorous in my opinion. He was really a tadpole who could take the shape of a human man, but he kept his tadpole mouth.  So he refused to eat and hide his face so they wouldn't see.  At last, his wife turned him around and the family saw his tadpole mouth.  The story says they ridiculed him so much that he left the house forever. I'm kind've curious as to how this tadpole was able to become human, and why couldn't he transform all the way?  It would be interesting to explore this, telling his origins and reasons why he chose this particular girl.  I'm not sure how much importance bullfrogs ...

I choose The Moon and the Thunders  for Week 11.  It starts off by introducing the two characters: The Sun - who lives in the East - and her brother, the Moon, who lives in the West.  He is also her lover, but she did not know his identity until later.  He comes only when the moon is dark - should've been a hint if you ask me - but the Sun doesn't know who her mysterious lover is.  So one night she rubs cinders on his face, blaming the cold, and the next night sure enough her brother has spots on his face. Since then he tries to keep away from the sun, and when he has to be close, he makes himself so thin so as to not be as seen.  He is ashamed. There is a lot more in the story, but I wanted to focus on this "love" story.  It really striked me as odd because it didn't seem like most Native American tribes would want to even put the idea of incest into their children's heads.  But I suppose in the end it is mainly telling you it is shamefu...