Folklore near Mimquamlis, British Columbia
Account
This is a traditional First Nation legend about a couple blessed with a nose-born boy who was teased. When village children stayed out playing after sunset, a hairy wild woman of the woods seized them in a sack. The boy cut the sack open and, with help from deer, bear and mink, led the children back, after which the chief ordered him respected.
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Described appearance
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- Arms src
- big hairy arm
- Legs src
- big long legs
- Other features src
- wild woman of the woods who carries children in spruce root sack
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