the chief's daughter (Tale 26)

Role: the young man's wife · First appears: Tale 26 · The Elk Rescues a Woman from the Bear

The chief’s daughter, very pretty and the daughter of the chief (Tale 26), fell in love with the young man (Tale 26), who was poor and had no ponies or relatives. They planned to run away together, rode into the wild country, and made a home there; the young man (Tale 26) thought a great deal of his wife.

One time, a Bear took her from their camp to his den. the young man (Tale 26) rescued her and the other captive women, and she ran toward him.

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 young man (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 young man (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 young man (Tale 26)
- “Somebody came to his camping place and took away his wife. This being was a Bear.”
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 young man (Tale 26)
- “They followed the young man’s wife, who was now running to where the young man was standing.”

Tale 26 · The Elk Rescues a Woman from the Bear

courtship with the young man (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 young man (Tale 26) “The young man thought a great deal of his wife.”
parent: the chief (Tale 26) “This girl was the daughter of a chief, and she was very pretty.”

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