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| No, not this kind of blue flower. |
In a story with a title like this, we almost have to have a beautiful woman who doesn't want to marry anyone except the man who doesn't feel he's got a reason to think they can marry. That's a pretty standard beginning. However, one of the first things that caught my attention about this story was actually the love song. Often, characters will use a love song to convey their feelings to that special person, but very rarely do I see the lyrics written out. The imagery in the love song actually works perfectly with the story, which must have been planned. The women are taken hostage in the autumn and are held for weeks, which of course takes them into winter. The spring was the warriors coming to rescue the women, and then Blue Flower and her warrior could be together again. The spring was probably only metaphorical at this point, instead of the actual season, but it's close enough to work with the song.
I was also surprised at the threatened violence in this story. Blue Flower could have been burned at the stake for not wanting to marry any of the men who kidnapped her. Obviously she wouldn't have wanted to marry them, but refusing even with the threat of death is very brave. The chief convinced his warriors to give her more time, which ended up saving their lives. It's only because they didn't do the things they threatened to do to Blue Flower that she convinced her warrior not to torture them. She is brave, stubborn, and merciful. I do love finding heroines like this.
As far as a moral for this story, it's either got to be: treat people well, because you never know when your places with change, or be true to your heart. That's when the heavens will part and show the world what you believe in. ...or maybe that's a pop song.
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