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The Myth of Hiawatha, and Other Oral Legends, Mythologic and Allegoric, of the North American Indians · Henry Rowe Schoolcraft — chapter 2 of 39 · ~192 words · public domain

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Hiawatha; or, Manabozho 13

Paup-puk-keewiss 52

Osseo; or, the Son of the Evening Star 71

Kwasind; or, the fearfully Strong Man 77

The Jeebi; or, Two Ghosts 81

Iagoo 85

Shawondasee 88

Puck Wudj Ininees; or, the Vanishing Little Men 90

Pezhiu and Wabose; or, the Lynx and Hare 95

Peboan and Seegwun. An Allegory of Winter and Spring 96

Mon-daw-min; or, the Origin of Indian Corn 99

Nezhik-e-wa-wa-sun; or, the Lone Lightning 105

The Ak Uk O Jeesh; or, the Groundhog Family 107

Opeechee; or, the Origin of the Robin 109

Shingebiss. An Allegory of Self-reliance 113

The Star Family; or, the Celestial Sisters 116

Ojeeg Annung; or, the Summer-Maker 121

Chileeli; or, the Red Lover 129

Sheem, the forsaken Boy, or Wolf Brother 136

Mishemokwa; or, the War with the Gigantic Bear wearing the precious prize of the Necklace of Wampum, or the Origin of the Small Black Bear 142

The Red Swan 161

Tau-wau-chee-hezkaw; or, the White Feather 180

Pauguk, and the mythological interpretation of Hiawatha 188

Iena, the Wanderer; or, Magic Bundle 194

Mishosha; or, the Magician of Lake Superior 202

Peeta Kway, the Foam-Woman 213

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