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What Became Of The Rabbit
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The Deer was very angry at the Rabbit for filing his teeth and determined to be
revenged, but he kept still and pretended to be friendly until the Rabbit was off his guard.
Then one day, as they were going along together talking, he challenged the Rabbit to
jump against him. Now the Rabbit is a great jumper, as every one knows, so he agreed
at once. There was a small stream beside the path, as there generally is in that country,
and the Deer said:
"Let's see if you can jump across this branch. We'll go back a piece, and then when I say
Kû! then both run and jump."
"All right," said the Rabbit. So they went back to get a good start, and when the Deer
gave the word Kû! they ran for the stream, and the Rabbit made one jump and landed on
the other side.
But the Deer had stopped on the bank, and when the Rabbit looked back the Deer had
conjured the stream so that it was a large river.
The Rabbit was never able to get back again and is still on the other side. The rabbit that
we know is only a little thing that came afterwards.








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  • PowWow
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  • Photos
    • Warsaw Heritage Days
    • Old Glory Days Parade
    • Fourth of July Weekend
    • Tribal Headquarters Improvements
    • Council Meetings
    • Ceremonies
    • Darkening of the Sun
  • History
    • Children Massacre at Ywahoo Falls
    • Wampum Belt
    • Leaving our homeland
    • Spanish Treaty
    • Natural Disasters
    • Forced Removal
    • States against Indians
    • New Hope
    • Legal Genocide
    • Federal Recognition
    • Bringing the Children Home
    • Historical Cherokee marriage
    • In Ancient Times I
    • The Early Times II
    • The Colonial Period III
    • Sequoyah IV
    • The Cherokee Removal V
    • The Cherokee Today VI
  • Stories
    • How the Deer Got His Horns
    • WHY THE DEER’S TEETH ARE BLUNT
    • What Became Of The Rabbit
    • The Legend of the Cherokee Rose
    • Origin of the Bear
    • Why The Mink Smells
    • Life Lesson for All Cherokee
    • How the Partridge Got His Whistle
    • How The Redbird Got His Color
    • The First Fire
    • The Cherokee Legend of the First Strawberry
    • The Sixth Sun Has Risen
    • Young Harold Mayo and the Witch Woman
    • ORIGIN OF DISEASE AND MEDICINE
    • THE LEGEND OF THE FIRST WOMEN
    • How the Rabbit stole the Otter's coat
    • How the Honey Bee got their Stinger
    • BOY AND THE RATTLESNAKE STORY
    • LEGEND OF THE TLANUHWA AND THE UHKTENA
    • Yahula
    • Bears Race with Turtle
    • Why the Owl has a Spotted Coat
    • Why the Trees Lose Their Leaves
    • Why Rabbit Has A Short Tail
    • Why the Opossum’s Tail is Bare
  • Culture
    • Cherokee Adoption, past and present
    • Roles of extended family
    • Cherokee Clan System
    • Sacred Colors
    • Entering the Circle
    • Fall Cultivation
    • Dances
    • Straight Dancing
    • The Stomp Dance
  • Artist Showcase
  • Council Members
  • Council Minutes