Nanabushu Pretends to be a Woman Footnotes
(1) The woman impersonated by Nenaboozhoo.
(2) A woman to whom the message had been given.
(3) The woman-hater.
(4) The formality of leading a daughter to that part of the lodge where a man seats himself, and having her seat herself by him, is the public announcement that she is his wife.
(5) One of the first things a bride does is to go for fire-wood or for water, a convention by which she enters her new station.
(6) A pleasing compliment which a wife enjoys is to hear it said of her that she is a good worker.
(7) Pleased because their maintenance is assured. A son is seldom encouraged to marry a woman simply because she is handsome or that she is of a pleasing disposition; but if she can work, if she can turn her hands to something useful, then she is the one for him to get. Behind all this is the desire of the old folks to be cared for in their old age.
(2) A woman to whom the message had been given.
(3) The woman-hater.
(4) The formality of leading a daughter to that part of the lodge where a man seats himself, and having her seat herself by him, is the public announcement that she is his wife.
(5) One of the first things a bride does is to go for fire-wood or for water, a convention by which she enters her new station.
(6) A pleasing compliment which a wife enjoys is to hear it said of her that she is a good worker.
(7) Pleased because their maintenance is assured. A son is seldom encouraged to marry a woman simply because she is handsome or that she is of a pleasing disposition; but if she can work, if she can turn her hands to something useful, then she is the one for him to get. Behind all this is the desire of the old folks to be cared for in their old age.