the vain young man (Mishemokwa legend)

Role: warrior who boasts of courting the woman · First appears: Mishemokwa; or, the War with the Gigantic Bear · Part 4

Life events

• The vain young man falsely claimed he courted the sister of Iamo, helping her avoid scrutiny.(Mishemokwa; or, the War with the Gigantic Bear · Part 4)
  • With: Iamoqua
  • “In the centre of the lodge sat one of those vain young men who are always forward, and fond of boasting and displaying themselves before others. ‘Why,’ said he, ‘I have seen her often, and it is to his lodge I go almost every night to court her.’ All the others laughed and continued their games. The young man did not know he was telling a lie to the woman's advantage, who by that means escaped scrutiny.”

Mishemokwa; or, the War with the Gigantic Bear · Part 4

• admired: Iamoqua “Why,” said he, “I have seen her often, and it is to his lodge I go almost every night to court her.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Myth of Hiawatha, and Other Oral Legends. Made with Rho MD.