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white buffalo woman - lakota legend & meaning
the legend of the white buffalo woman
long, long ago, their band chose two young and handsome lakota men to find out where the buffalo were. while the men were riding in the buffalo country, they saw someone in the distance walking toward them.
as always, they were on the watch for any enemy. so, they hid in some bushes and waited. at last, the figure came up the slope. to their surprise, the figure walking toward them was a woman. when she came closer, she stopped and looked at them. they knew she could see them, even in their hiding place. on her left arm, she carried what looked like a stick in a bundle of sagebrush. her face was beautiful.
one of the men said, “she is more beautiful than anyone i have ever seen. i want her for my wife.”
but, the other man replied, “how dare you have such a thought? she is wondrously beautiful and holy, far above ordinary people.”
though still at a distance, the woman heard them talking. she laid down her bundle and spoke to them. “come. what is it you wish?”
the man who had spoken first went up to her and laid his hands on her as if to claim her. at once, from somewhere above, there came a whirlwind. then, there came a mist, which hid the man and the woman. when the mist cleared, the other man saw the woman with the bundle again on her arm. but, his friend was a pile of bones at her feet.
the man stood silent in wonder and awe. then, the beautiful woman spoke to him. “i am on
worksheet: the legend of the white buffalo woman
part i: comprehension questions
answer the following questions using specific details from the text.

1. what was the mission of the two young lakota men when they first encountered the stranger?

to find a wife for the chief
to hurt for enemies
to find where the the buffalo were
to find a new campsite

1. describe the woman who approached the men.

what was she carrying on her arm?
what did the second man realize about her nature?

1. what happened to the first man who tried to claim the woman as his wife?

Explanation:

Question 1

From the text: "Long, long ago, their band chose two young and handsome Lakota men to find out where the buffalo were. While the men were riding in the buffalo country, they saw someone in the distance walking toward them." So the mission of the two young Lakota men was to find where the buffalo were.

From the text: "When she came closer, she stopped and looked at them. They knew she could see them, even in their hiding place. On her left arm, she carried what looked like a stick in a bundle of sagebrush. Her face was beautiful." Also, "She is more beautiful than anyone I have ever seen. I want her for my wife." and "How dare you have such a thought? She is wondrously beautiful and holy, far above ordinary people." So the woman who approached the men was beautiful, carrying a stick in a bundle of sagebrush on her left arm, and was considered holy and above ordinary people. And she was carrying a stick in a bundle of sagebrush on her arm.

From the text: "At once, from somewhere above, there came a whirlwind. Then, there came a mist, which hid the man and the woman. When the mist cleared, the other man saw the woman with the bundle again on her arm. But, his friend was a pile of bones at her feet." So the first man who tried to claim the woman as his wife was turned into a pile of bones (or died, leaving a pile of bones at the woman's feet) after a whirlwind and mist came, hiding him and the woman, and when the mist cleared, he was a pile of bones.

Answer:

[ ] To find a wife for the chief
[ ] To hurt for enemies
[X] To find where the buffalo were
[ ] To find a new campsite

Question 2