the girl in the enemy’s camp (Tale 33)

Family: Enemy Tribe · Role: Rabbit-Boy’s wife · First appears: Tale 33 · The Rabbit-Boy · Part 2

In Tale 33, Rabbit-Boy married the girl in the enemy’s camp, and his people accepted him after a warrior said he was glad the young man had married one of their girls. She stayed with Rabbit-Boy in the enemy village for several months.

Finally, the girl’s father and old chief (Tale 33) led his people to Rabbit-Boy’s home, where they received presents for his daughter’s people. Later, the Arikara visited Rabbit-Boy’s people and made peace, ending their wars. The girl sent for the servant woman captive from the Arikara (Tale 33), a woman captive who served her.

Relationship record

Life events

• Rabbit-Boy was accepted by the girl’s people after a warrior welcomed his marriage to her.(Tale 33 · The Rabbit-Boy · Part 2)
  • With: Rabbit-Boy
  • “There was one man who did not come with the rest, but when he came he told the people to disperse to their homes; that although the young man had been killing their people, he, for one, was glad that he had come and married one of their girls; that now he would not kill any more, but that he would lead their people out to the enemy’s country and help kill the people.”
• Rabbit-Boy stayed in the enemy’s village with his wife.(Tale 33 · The Rabbit-Boy · Part 2)
  • With: Rabbit-Boy
  • “The young man stayed in this village for several months.”
• The old chief led the people to Rabbit-Boy’s home, where they received presents from his people.(Tale 33 · The Rabbit-Boy · Part 2)
  • With: Rabbit-Boy
  • “Finally the old chief asked that they might go to the young man’s home. This they did. The young man’s people gave him presents for his wife’s people.”
• The Arikara visited Rabbit-Boy’s people and made peace, ending their wars.(Tale 33 · The Rabbit-Boy · Part 2)
  • With: Rabbit-Boy
  • “The Arikara visited them, and they made peace. They never made war on one another any more.”

Tale 33 · The Rabbit-Boy · Part 2

• married with Rabbit-Boy “that although the young man had been killing their people, he, for one, was glad that he had come and married one of their girls;”
• parent: the girl’s father and old chief (Tale 33) “In the morning, when the girl’s father, who was chief of the tribe, woke up, he saw the things that the boy wore in battle hanging down from a tipi pole.”
• servant: the servant woman captive from the Arikara (Tale 33) “She sent for a servant, a woman captive from the Arikara.”

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