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When Badger Named the Sun

At the beginning of the era of the Surem, nobody knew the name of the sun and they wanted a name for it. For this reason they held a council on the bank of the Surem River. Everyone gave his opinion but no name was found for the sun. Every day they studied the matter. They did not know if it were man or woman and so they couldn't decide whether it would be best to give it a male or a female name. The Surem could not agree. They finally invited all the animals of the world to come to a council.
Once they were all present, before the sun came up, at the edge of the river, they made a great group of men and animals. When the sun appeared, a badger came out of a hole where he lived in the ground.

The badger came to the council and said in a strong voice, "The sun being a man, comes out of a hole in the earth as I do." Speaking thus, he ran away.

Everyone ran after him, wishing to pay him honor for his great intelligence. They wanted to give a fiesta for him and to pay him well with abundant food.

But the badger ran away and went into his hole and would not come out. He thought they wanted to punish him. From that time on the badger rarely goes out on the plains. He is still afraid that they might punish him for something.

Which feature typical of stories in the oral tradition is found in this story?

(1 point)
Responses

a life lesson
a life lesson

a historic place
a historic place

a brave hero
a brave hero

an animal character

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The feature typical of stories in the oral tradition found in this story is:

an animal character.

The story features a badger as a central character who plays a significant role in naming the sun, which is a common element in tales from oral traditions.

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An Arikara woman was once gathering corn from the field to store away for winter use. She passed from stalk to stalk, tearing off the ears and dropping them into her folded robe.

Which fact does this excerpt suggest about Sioux culture?

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Winters were long and cold where they lived.
Winters were long and cold where they lived.

Corn was the only food they ate.
Corn was the only food they ate.

Gathering crops was an enjoyable activity.
Gathering crops was an enjoyable activity.

Women were responsible for gathering crops.

The fact that this excerpt suggests about Sioux culture is:

Women were responsible for gathering crops.

The excerpt specifically describes an Arikara woman engaged in the activity of gathering corn, indicating that this task was likely a responsibility of women in their culture.

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It is thus among all of the animals too, even down to the little frogs. The father frog, on his death bed, asks, "Who is my best friend?"

And all of the little frogs answer, "Nehpo, Nehpo, Nehpo."

You have heard them.

Which fact does this story explain?

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Responses

Why frogs make a certain sound
Why frogs make a certain sound

What happens after a person dies
What happens after a person dies

Why frogs are important to the Yaqui
Why frogs are important to the Yaqui

Why Yaqui children are important to their parents

The fact that this story explains is:

Why frogs make a certain sound.

The repeated answer of "Nehpo, Nehpo, Nehpo" from the little frogs suggests an explanation for the sound that frogs make, indicating that the story is about their vocalization.

What is the purpose of an oral tradition?(1 point)
Responses

to show a culture’s love of animals
to show a culture’s love of animals

to explain how books were invented
to explain how books were invented

to describe how natural events occur
to describe how natural events occur

to share traditional stories across generations

The purpose of an oral tradition is:

to share traditional stories across generations.

Oral traditions serve to pass down stories, beliefs, values, and customs from one generation to another within a culture.