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Native American Legends: Spring-Boy
Name: Spring-Boy
Tribal affiliation: Crow,
Arapaho
Also known as: Spring Boy, Thrown-In-Spring, Thrown-Into-The-Spring
Native names: Baha-wua-ci'tu, Bahaa Awuuasshiituua
Pronunciation: bah-hah-woo-ah-shee-too-uh
Type: Indian hero twins
Related figures in other tribes: Long-Teeth (Arikara),
Wild-Boy (Caddo),
Thrown-Away (Hidatsa)
Spring-Boy is one of a pair of mythological twin heroes from Crow folklore known as the Sacred Twins.
Spring-Boy grew up in the wilderness while his brother,
Curtain-Boy,
was raised by their human father.
Spring-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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