Solving The Mystery Of `Duck In A Noose'

[betz]

The curious phrase added even more mystery to an already strange case. It turns out it's an apparent reference to a Cherokee myth called "The Rabbit, the Otter and Duck Hunting."

It's the story of a boastful rabbit who tries to convince the otter that he can catch a duck as well as the otter can. The rabbit throws a noose around the duck's neck but gets into trouble when the duck spreads its wings and flies away. The rabbit tries to hold on, but he falls into a hollow tree, gets stuck and is forced to eat his own fur until he is rescued.

 

[scarlett873]

that whole phrase was making me incredibly nervous...the police and media were just throwing the phrase around so much...i was beginning to wonder if it was some kind of secret code to launch another attack of some sorts...

i'm so glad they caught the guys doing this...i really felt for the people living in that area. i just don't know what i would have done if that was happening in my very own backyard...

lots and lots of pixie dust heading that way for those folks to get their lives back to "normal"...

 

[fklhou]

Cool. I had been wondering about the story behind that phrase.

 

[betz]

Many Native American Tales were used as teaching tools for children.
They usually are pretty graphic with dire consequences.
There is one about an evil troll witch giant lady that captured children when they wandered off. She covered their eyes with tar and stuffed their mouths shut, then plopped them in a basket.
Then she carried the children to her cave and made them slaves or into soup.
That wasn't one of my daughter's favorite tales, but she rarely wandered as a toddler.