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Native American Legends: Curtain-Boy
Name: Curtain-Boy
Also known as: Thrown-Behind-The-Curtain, Thrown-Behind-The-Tipi-Lining, Curtain Boy
Tribal affiliation: Crow
Native names: Bita'ricia-aritsia-ci'tu, Bitaalasshiaalitchiasshiituua
Pronunciation: bee-tah-lah-shee-ah-ah-leet-see-ah-shee-too-uh
Type: Indian twin heroes
Related figures in other tribes: Drinks Brain Soup (Arikara),
Village-Boy (Caddo),
Lodge Boy (Hidatsa)
Curtain-Boy is one of a pair of mythological twin heroes from Crow folklore known as the Sacred Twins.
Curtain-Boy was raised by his father while his brother,
Spring-Boy,
grew up in the wilderness.
Curtain-Boy Stories
Lodge-Boy and Thrown-Away:
Crow legend about the two mythical brothers Thrown-Behind-The-Curtain and Thrown-In-Spring.
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From the Heart of the Crow Country:
Crow legends, traditional stories, and oral history narrated by a tribal elder.
Myths and Traditions of the Crow Indians:
Classic collection of Crow legends and folklore.
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