The Eldest Daughter and the Bear Clan
Abutie planted a field of grain.When the ripening season came,Abutie and his eldest daughter went to guard the grain field.
As soon as the girl got into the field,she saw a bear stealing the grain.The bear saw the girl and waved to her,which scared the girl to cry out,“Father!Father!”
When Abutie heard the cry,he raised the bolt to hit the bear,but he missed the bear each time.The bear took his time and said to Abutie,“Abutie!Abutie!Marry your eldest girl to me!Or I'll eat up all your grains!”
Abutie refused and said,“Bear,you are not a human being.How can you marry a human?”
“I can transfer into a person.”
After saying that,the bear turned into a young man and stood in front of Abutie.Abutie asked him,“Can you do any chores?”
“Yes!”The bear answered.
“Then cut some firewood and get some honey to my home!”
After saying it,Abutie and his eldest daughter went home.Soon the bear came to their house with a big bundle of firewood.And he asked Abutie to go with him to get some honey.They walked to a big tree and saw a lot of honey.The bear took the honey out,and Abutie carried it home.
Then the eldest daughter and the bear got married.The couple had several sons and then developed into a grand clan,which was called the Bear Clan.Their descendants have been living in the area of Lanping.