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He said that he wished his brother to be in his right mind again. "I will give you what you want," said the Weewillmekq', "if you are not afraid." "I am not afraid of anything," said the Indian. "Not of me?" "Not of you nor of Mitche-hant, the devil himself." "If you dare take me by my horns and scrape somewhat from one of them with your knife," said the monster, "you may have your wish."
"Six years ago," said T. J., "I was in the woods collecting boughs, and I saw a weewillmekq' on a tree. The thunder kept approaching the tree on which it was, and finally struck it. It seemed to me as if the worm had attracted the lightning." "The Weewillmekq' is a small worm, sometimes two or three inches long. It is seen sometimes in the water as large as a horse. Then it has horns. Mrs.
They went to a small lake; they sat down by its side; the sorcerer began his magic song. And as he sang the waters opened; from the disturbed waves rose a huge Weewillmekq', a creature like an alligator, with horns. And, as the terrible being came ashore, the magician said, "Go and scrape somewhat from his horn and bring it here!"
The younger brother had prepared a cool drink, sweet with maple-sugar, fragrant with herbs, and in it was the powder of the horn of the Weewillmekq'. The witch, warm and very thirsty from dancing, came to the door. He offered her the cup. Without heeding who gave it, she drank it dry, and, turning to her partner, went on in the dance. And then a strange thing happened.
By this women may learn not to speak too quickly, or propose to do men's duties, "Hu 'sami n'zama wiuch wee lel n'aga samee n'gamma wiool petin'l." This story was related to me by Tomah Josephs, now Indian governor at Princeton, Maine. Among various notes I find the following: "The weewillmekq' becomes human at times, even now."
I have to add that, while the story agrees with an universally spread Aryan fairy tale, it is very remarkable that it should add to these, several strictly Eddaic details, such as the white bear. I. How a Woman Lost a Gun for Fear of the Weewillmekq'. There was a man and his wife who had got together all they had for the fall hunt. They went up the St.
'Now, said the governor, 'this is all right so far, but the great struggle is yet to come. So he went and fought with the Weewillmekq'. He killed it. It was a frightful battle. When he returned he smelt like fresh fish. His wife bade him go and wash himself; but let him bathe as much as he could, the smell remained for days. The pond where he fought has been muddy, and foul ever since.
Now this Indian was indeed as savage and brave as the devil; and he had need to be so to do this, for the Weewillmekq' looked his very worst. But the man drew his knife and scraped from the horn till he was told that he had enough. "Go to your camp," said the Worm. "Put half the scrapings into a cup of water. Make your brother drink it." "And the other half?" asked the Indian.
He went down to the river, and sang the song which calls the Weewillmekq'. "We que moh wee will l'mick, We que moh m'cha micso, Som'awo wee will l'mick! Cardup ke su m'so wo Sawo!" I call on the Wee-will-l'mick! I call on the Terrible One! On the One with the Horns! I dare him to appear! It came to him in all its terrors. Its eyes were like fire; its horns rose. It asked him what he wanted.
How one of the Partridge's Wives became a Sheldrake Duck, and why her Feet and Feathers are red How a Woman lost a Gun for Fear of the Weewillmekq' Muggahmaht'adem, the Dance of Old Age, or the Magic of the Weewillmekq' Another Version of the Dance of Old Age M'teoulin, or Indian Magic Story of the Beaver Trapper How a Youth became a Magician Of Old Joe, the M'teoulin Of Governor Francis
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