the Girl (Tale 28)

Role: girl · First appears: Tale 28 · The Coyote, the Girl, and the Magic Windpipe

One day in Tale 28, the Girl turned dust from a buffalo windpipe into seven young men, who were her brothers. Around the same time, Coyote (Tale 28) made his home with her and became her errand man, making fires and carrying water. The fourth time he tried, she let Coyote (Tale 28) carry off the magic windpipe.

Relationship record

Life events

The Girl creates seven young men from a buffalo windpipe; they are her brothers.(Tale 28 · The Coyote, the Girl, and the Magic Windpipe)
- With: the Girl's seven brothers (Tale 28)
- “She waved this over the smoke, then took it and turned it upside down so that dust came out from it, and as the dust fell out it turned into seven young men, who were her brothers.”
Coyote makes his home with the Girl and becomes her errand man.(Tale 28 · The Coyote, the Girl, and the Magic Windpipe)
- With: Coyote (Tale 28)
- “He saw that she had plenty of meat, so he made his home with her.”
The Girl allows Coyote to take the magic windpipe away.(Tale 28 · The Coyote, the Girl, and the Magic Windpipe)
- With: Coyote (Tale 28)
- “The fourth time, the girl let the Coyote carry the thing off.”

Tale 28 · The Coyote, the Girl, and the Magic Windpipe

servant: Coyote (Tale 28) “The Coyote was now the girl’s errand man, and made fires for her and carried water for her.”
siblings with the Girl's seven brothers (Tale 28) “She waved this over the smoke, then took it and turned it upside down so that dust came out from it, and as the dust fell out it turned into seven young men, who were her brothers.”

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