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Lodge Boy and Thrown Away
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Time Period: Unknown
Appearances in Literature: Unknown
Sources: The Folktale by Stith Thompson

Tale:

Two brothers, one raised in the home and the other thrown out to be raised wild, reunite and go venturing together. They "encounter the giant serpent that sucks everything into its belly and .... they cut its heart and liberate themselves and others."

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