Oban's Myths & Legends
The Girl who Married a Bear (continued)
"Peesunt. Listen to me! This is very important! These are the Bear People. The chief heard you say that bears were dirty and smelly and that you weren't afraid of them - and he was angry.
You must show respect to your new husband and always obey him. If you don't, you'll be made a slave like the other women."
"And if you try to escape, the Bear People will become angry again and kill you" squeaked Mouse Woman. Peesunt understood the warning and changed her ways. She became respectful and obeyed her husband.
She noticed that when the men left the village they turned into bears and when they returned, they became men again. Continue
