Pecos Bill | |
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Pecos Bill by Laura Bannon, from Pecos Bill: The Greatest Cowboy of All Time by James Cloyd Bowman (1937) | |
Characters Adapted from Other Works | |
First Appearance: | The Saga of Pecos Bill |
Creator: | Edward O'Reilly |
Nationality: | United States, formerly Republic of Texas, was probably born in Mexican territory but never identified as a Mexican |
Date of Birth: | Early 1830s |
Date of Death: | Late 19th century |
Cause of Death: | Laughed himself to death |
Spouse: | Slue-foot Sue |
Occupation: | Cowboy, Inventor, Rancher, Adventurer |
Affiliations: | Hell's Gate Gulch Ranch |
Appearing in: |
"Slue-Foot Sue and the Witch in the Woods" by Laura Frankos Fantasy Pastiche | |
Type of Appearance: | Direct |
Pecos Bill is a fictional Texas cowboy, noted for his superhuman strength and endless inventiveness. Bill's stories are often tongue-in-cheek etiological myths that use Bill's actions to explain the origin of American geographical features and common cowboy tools and customs. Some experiences of Bill appear to be based on those of Hercules, Romulus, and other Greco-Roman heroes. Supporting characters in Bill stories include his wife Slue-foot Sue, his horse Widow Maker, and Rat the pet snake.
Journalist Edward O'Reilly created Pecos Bill to unify folkloric stories from unrelated sources. More recent stories often make Pecos Bill a teammate of the similar character Paul Bunyan.
Pecos Bill in "Slue-Foot Sue and the Witch in the Woods"[]
Pecos Bill was overjoyed when his new bride Slue-foot Sue returned to Hell's Gate Gulch Ranch from her unwilling world tour, but was angry that she had endangered her own life by ignoring his admonition not to mount Widow Maker. Sue assuaged his anger by having Bean Hole cook him an excellent chicken dinner (made from the legs of Baba Yaga's izbushka), and then achieving the long-delayed consummation of their marriage.[1]
References[]
- ↑ Did You Say Chicks?, pgs. 24, 30-31, mmp.
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