the young man (Tale 30)

Family: Arikara · Role: young man · First appears: Tale 30 · The Origin of the Wolf Dance · Part 1

After the first girl who tried to marry the young man (Tale 30), the second girl who tried to marry the young man (Tale 30), the third girl who tried to marry the young man (Tale 30), the fourth girl who tried to marry the young man (Tale 30), the fifth girl who tried to marry the young man (Tale 30), the sixth girl who tried to marry the young man (Tale 30) and the seventh girl who tried to marry the young man (Tale 30) had each tried to marry him and been refused, they lured him into a hole, took his clothing and left him there. the gray Wolf (Tale 30) dug through to him first and took him among the Wolves; Father Bear (Tale 30) arrived later, acknowledged that the Wolf had beaten him, and promised to help whenever called. The young man began crawling and eating raw meat like the Wolves, and for a year escaped those trying to catch him. When men finally caught and tied him, a medicine-man treated him until he recovered.

After staying in bed all night and the next day, he sent for the young man's father (Tale 30) and asked him to build a tipi and invite the bravest men. He summoned Father Bear (Tale 30) to confront the seven girls, who were brought to the tipi and eaten by the Wolves. The next day the people broke camp and left; the young man later became a great warrior, a brave and finally a chief. He married and started the Arikara Wolf dance, which the people no longer dance.