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Mucus Boy
I have been reading and comparing tales from the Native peoples of the Puget Sound and Vancouver Island areas. The Nootka, the Klallam, the Bella Coola, Tlingit all tell the story of a boy made from mucus. A calamity befalls the people of a tribe or village, and the weeping of someone (often, a mother) makes a puddle or glob of mucus. The mucus takes the shape of a small boy, who grows rapidly, and then embarks on a quest to right the wrong done to the community. Mucus Boy succeeds, but sometimes he is ostracized because he is made of mucus and goes off in exile.
But is there any basis for the actual existence of a real Mucus boy? There doesn’t appear to be any tangible evidence nor historical fact to corroborate such a theory although many people believe that in each legend is contained a grain of fact. We have to wonder if the tales of this hero made of nose snot could indeed be rooted in fact. Could he have existed in the preColombian era? Perhaps his remains, being made of mucus, were not preserved in the wet climate of the pacific northwest. Does this explain why no remains been found? These are questions we continue to ponder.
What do you believe?
I have been reading and comparing tales from the Native peoples of the Puget Sound and Vancouver Island areas. The Nootka, the Klallam, the Bella Coola, Tlingit all tell the story of a boy made from mucus. A calamity befalls the people of a tribe or village, and the weeping of someone (often, a mother) makes a puddle or glob of mucus. The mucus takes the shape of a small boy, who grows rapidly, and then embarks on a quest to right the wrong done to the community. Mucus Boy succeeds, but sometimes he is ostracized because he is made of mucus and goes off in exile.
But is there any basis for the actual existence of a real Mucus boy? There doesn’t appear to be any tangible evidence nor historical fact to corroborate such a theory although many people believe that in each legend is contained a grain of fact. We have to wonder if the tales of this hero made of nose snot could indeed be rooted in fact. Could he have existed in the preColombian era? Perhaps his remains, being made of mucus, were not preserved in the wet climate of the pacific northwest. Does this explain why no remains been found? These are questions we continue to ponder.
What do you believe?