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This Native American folktale comes from the Apache
people
How is the effect of mystery created through the
structure of the story?
The Old Man
Long ago, there lived an old man who so
cherished the taste of badger meat for dinner
that he hunted the badger nearly every day.
This troubled his grown son greatly, for
badgers were wise animals and the medicine
men attributed many important and
frightening powers to them. Fearing mortal
consequences, the son had repeatedly
pleaded, "Father, hunt no more! For surely
some terrible misfortune will befall you should
you continue." When the father persisted
despite these warnings, the son reluctantly
decided to change his father's mind for him.
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The story presents rising action set in an unknown
time and in an unfamiliar place.
The story ends before explaining how the Old Man
views the return of his precious objects.
The story begins by foreshadowing the lesson the
Old Man will learn about his son.
The story flashes back into the past to explain how
the badger is a favorite with medicine men.
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