Caught by a Hair-String

Caught by a Hair-String

            Caught by a Hair-string is very repetitive and tells the same story over and over but for a different person or thing each time. The old lady gave the lazy and unattractive-looking young man a beaded hair-string to put around the woman he wants to marry as she also did with the chief’s son later on in the story. The lazy and unattractive-looking young man stayed true to his new brother, the chief’s son, and helped him find a way to marry the eldest of the two beautiful shy daughters. The lazy and unattractive-looking young man also stayed true to his wife and did what he could for her whether it is becoming the fastest runner, to escape danger, or the best hunter, to bring home more food to feed their family.