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Updated: May 12, 2025
Meantime, the other birds, having no ambition to be thrust in Manabozho's girdle, flew off, and the animals scampered into the woods. Manabozho stretching himself at ease in the shade along the side of the prairie, thought what he should do next.
At length he rose, worn out with his exertions and passion, and walked slowly away in a very ill humour, which was not lessened by the sound of the child's laughter, for Manabozho's efforts had awakened it. "Ah, ah!" said Manabozho, "shall I be mocked by a child?"
He had not got half way across when the ice snapped, and with a mournful cry, the young wolf fell in and was immediately seized by the water-serpents, who knew that it was Manabozho's grandson, and were thirsting for revenge upon him for the death of their relations in the war upon Pearl Feather.
Again and again Manabozho's hand was put out to catch him, but he dodged him at every turn, and at last, making a great dust, he dashed into a hollow tree, which had been blown down, and, changing himself into a snake, crept out at its roots. Pauppukkeewis again took human shape, and again Manabozho, pursuing him, pressed him hard.
Manabozho's ears were so assailed by all manner of insulting cries, that at last he got angry, and, quite forgetting the directions given him, he turned his head to see who it was that was abusing him. He saw no one, and proceeded on his way to the hill, to which he was accompanied by his invisible tormentors.
He then went on till he came to a very high point of rocks running out into the lake, from the top of which he could see the country as far as eye could reach. While he sat there, Manabozho's mountain chickens flew round and past him in great numbers. So, out of spite, he shot many of them, for his arrows were sure and the birds many, and he amused himself by throwing the birds down the precipice.
The more they ate the faster they coughed, and the louder became the uproar, until Manabozho, exerting the magical gift which he found he retained, changed them all into squirrels; and to this day the squirrel suffers from the same dry cough which was brought on by attempting to sup off of Manabozho's ashen bear's meat.
Are you willing to change me into a wolf?" The old wolf was agreeable, and Manabozho's transformation was effected. He was fond of novelty. He found himself a wolf corresponding in size with the others, but he was not quite satisfied with the change, crying out "Oh! make me a little larger." They did so. "A little larger still," he cried. They said "Let us humour him," and granted his request.
Among the number was a raven, accounted the meanest of birds, which Grasshopper killed and hung up by the neck, to insult him. He then went on till he came to a very high point of rocks running out into the lake, from the top of which he could see the country, back as far as the eye could reach. While sitting there, Manabozho's mountain chickens flew around and past him in great numbers.
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