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Detail of beadwork from an Ojibwe medicine pouch

Thursday, January 7, 2010

The Bear Maiden

So I just read The Bear Maiden and I thought the story was very odd but interesting. However, I found the end very confusing. The youngest sister asked to be thrown into a fire, but then jumped out of it. What is the significance of that? I do not understand at all.
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Molly A. said...

she asks to be thrown into the fire to become a beautiful maiden. So when she comes out of the fire she is transformed.

January 11, 2010 at 7:39 PM

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