the young man (Tale 26)

Role: the woman's husband · First appears: Tale 26 · The Elk Rescues a Woman from the Bear

At the village, the poor young man, who had no ponies or relatives, and the chief’s daughter fell in love and planned to run away together. They rode into the wild country and made a home there, and he thought a great deal of his wife. One time, a Bear took her to its den; the young man searched for her until, at last, Elk found him along the timber and agreed to help.

Elk taught him to transform into an elk and gave him a whistle to summon female elk. At the den, the young man rescued his wife and the other captive women, and he and Elk (Tale 26) killed the Bear as it attacked them.

Relationship record

Life events

• The young man and the chief's daughter planned to run away together.(Tale 26 · The Elk Rescues a Woman from the Bear · 📍 a village)
  • With: the chief's daughter (Tale 26)
  • “The young girl fell in love with the young man, and so they planned to run away.”
• The young man and the chief's daughter eloped and made a home together.(Tale 26 · The Elk Rescues a Woman from the Bear · 📍 a wild country)
  • With: the chief's daughter (Tale 26)
  • “He took the girl out, and they rode on ponies. They went off into a wild country by themselves. There they stayed.”
• The Bear took the young man's wife away to his den.(Tale 26 · The Elk Rescues a Woman from the Bear)
  • With: the chief's daughter (Tale 26)
  • “Somebody came to his camping place and took away his wife. This being was a Bear.”
• Elk found the young man searching for his missing wife and agreed to help him recover her.(Tale 26 · The Elk Rescues a Woman from the Bear · 📍 the timber)
  • With: Elk (Tale 26)
  • “At last he gave out. He went along the timber and finally an Elk found him.”
• Elk taught the young man to transform into an elk and gave him a whistle to summon female elk.(Tale 26 · The Elk Rescues a Woman from the Bear)
  • With: Elk (Tale 26)
  • “The Elk taught the man how to transform himself into an Elk. He also gave him a whistle”
• The young man rescued his wife and the other captive women from the Bear's den.(Tale 26 · The Elk Rescues a Woman from the Bear · 📍 the den)
  • With: the chief's daughter (Tale 26)
  • “They followed the young man’s wife, who was now running to where the young man was standing.”
• The young man and Elk killed the Bear as it attacked them.(Tale 26 · The Elk Rescues a Woman from the Bear)
  • With: Elk (Tale 26)
  • “They killed the Bear.”

Tale 26 · The Elk Rescues a Woman from the Bear

• courtship with the chief's daughter (Tale 26) “The young man was poor. He had no ponies, no relatives, but was often looking for them. The young girl fell in love with the young man, and so they planned to run away.”
• married with the chief's daughter (Tale 26) “The young man thought a great deal of his wife.”
• mentor: Elk (Tale 26) “The Elk taught the man how to transform himself into an Elk.”

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Extracted from the original text of Traditions of the Arikara. Made with Rho MD.