Burnt-Hands (Tale 19)

Also known as: Burnt-Hands / Poor-Boy · Family: Arikara · Role: young man; grandson · First appears: Tale 19 · How Burnt-Hands Became a Chief

In Tale 19, Burnt-Hands was very poor and lived with his grandmother. People came to recognize his ability and gave him a pony to carry his meat home; the chief’s daughter visited him, and he married her. He became a great warrior and, at last, a chief.

Relationship record

Life events

• Burnt-Hands married the chief's daughter.(Tale 19 · How Burnt-Hands Became a Chief)
  • With: the chief's daughter (Tale 19)
  • “People found out that the boy was wonderful, and they finally gave him a pony on which to carry his meat home, and the chief’s daughter visited the young man, and finally Poor-Boy married the chief’s daughter.”
• Burnt-Hands became a chief.(Tale 19 · How Burnt-Hands Became a Chief)
  • “Poor-Boy became a great warrior, and at last became a chief.”
• The people gave Burnt-Hands a pony to carry his meat home.(Tale 19 · How Burnt-Hands Became a Chief)
  • “they finally gave him a pony on which to carry his meat home”

Tale 19 · How Burnt-Hands Became a Chief

• elder kin: the grandmother of Burnt-Hands (Tale 19) “With them was an old woman and her grandson, named Burnt-Hands, who were very poor.”
• married with the chief's daughter (Tale 19) “the chief’s daughter visited the young man, and finally Poor-Boy married the chief’s daughter.”

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