the old bear (Chapter 042)

Role: bear · First appears: The Man And His Step-Son

Life events

• The boy is given into the bear’s keeping, where he remains for several years.(The Man And His Step-Son)
  • With: the boy (Chapter 042)
  • “All the animals promised to assist in getting the nuts, and the boy was given over to the keeping of the bear. He kept him for several years.”
• The hunter cuts down the tree, killing the old bear and two cubs.(The Man And His Step-Son)
  • With: the hunter (Chapter 042)
  • “True enough, next day a dog ran barking up, and the tree was cut down and the old bear and two cubs were killed.”

The Man And His Step-Son

• foster-child: the boy (Chapter 042) “So this was agreed to. All the animals promised to assist in getting the nuts, and the boy was given over to the keeping of the bear. He kept him for several years.”

Also listed in Other Figures — Minor Figures

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Extracted from the original text of Myths of the Iroquois. Made with Rho MD.