the wife of the eldest brother (Tale 25)

Family: Arikara · Role: wife and mother · First appears: Tale 25 · The End of the Elk Power · Part 1

In Tale 25, the eldest brother’s wife is married to the eldest brother (Tale 25) and has a baby. One day she disappears, leaving the crying baby and her tools behind.

Before sunrise, the Elk tells Pretty-Voice that she is alive, captured by a Bear along with three other women. Pretty-Voice rescues her from the Bear’s den, defeats the Bear, and brings her and the other women back to the village, where they are taken to their homes.

Relationship record

Life events

• The eldest brother's wife disappeared, leaving the baby behind.(Tale 25 · The End of the Elk Power · Part 1)
  • With: the eldest brother (Tale 25) the baby (Tale 25)
  • “The wife of the eldest brother was missing. They looked all around. There was no sign of the woman. The baby was found on the ground, crying, and the tools which the woman had used were there, but the woman was gone.”
• The Elk revealed that the Bear had captured the eldest brother's wife and promised to help.(Tale 25 · The End of the Elk Power · Part 1)
  • With: Pretty-Voice the eldest brother (Tale 25)
  • “I will help you. First, I will say that your brother’s wife is alive, but captured by a Bear who has already captured three other women.”
• Pretty-Voice rescued his brother's wife from the Bear's den.(Tale 25 · The End of the Elk Power · Part 1)
  • With: Pretty-Voice
  • “Pretty-Voice was surprised to see his brother’s wife and three young women who had been missed for a long time.”
• Pretty-Voice defeated the Bear, who released the women.(Tale 25 · The End of the Elk Power · Part 1)
  • With: Pretty-Voice
  • “My friend,” said the Bear, “you are true to your faith, and I will admit that you have overcome me and I will say that the women are yours and I beg to be free; but I know that I am going to die.”
• Pretty-Voice returned to the village with the rescued women, who were taken to their homes.(Tale 25 · The End of the Elk Power · Part 1)
  • With: Pretty-Voice
  • “When he arrived at the village the news of his capture of the women spread. There was great rejoicing and the young women were taken to their homes.”

Tale 25 · The End of the Elk Power · Part 1

• married with the eldest brother (Tale 25) “Only the oldest one was married. He had a wife and child.”
• child: the baby (Tale 25) (The passage identifies her as the baby's mother through the surrounding account of the wife and child.) “The wife of the eldest brother was missing. They looked all around. There was no sign of the woman. The baby was found on the ground, crying, and the tools which the woman had used were there, but the woman was gone.”

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