Week 11: Reading Notes- Tejas Legends Part A

Tejas Legends: How The North Wind Lost His Hair 

This story is part of the Tejas Legends unit. Story source: When the Storm God Rides: Tejas and Other Indian Legends retold by Florence Stratton and illustrated by Berniece Burrough (1936)

I want to focus on the plot of this story. The old North Wind versus the young South Wind. This story takes place in Texas and along the Gulf of Mexico. There is an ongoing rivalry between the two winds. The North wind is cold and keeps winter around, whereas the young South Wind brings warmth. At this time, the Indians preferred the young South Wind because their crops were able to grow and they would rather be warm than cold. One year the North Wind stayed longer than usual and the South Wind didn't like that. The season of Winter was a long one and the Indians were beginning to lose their crops and become very cold. So, the young South wind stirred up as much strength as he could and battled the old North wind. The South wind was successful and defeated the cold North wind. 

(Spanish Moss)