Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Skinner. Menomini: Birth of Manabus

BookSkinner, A. Folklore of the Menomini Indians. (1915) 

StoryBirth of Manabus. Skinner also provides cross-references.

Characters: old woman (grandmother of Manabus), old woman's daughter (mother of Manabus), Manabus, and Muhwase (wolf brother of Manabus), the wind

Plot (this is the abstract provided by Skinner): (a) Masakomekokiu and her daughter are the sole inhabitants of the earth. The mother takes girl out to dig potatoes, warning her not to face away from south. (b) Girl forgets and faces north and is rendered pregnant by wind. (c) Girl gives birth to Manabus, a little wolf [Muhwase], and a flint. The latter cuts her so she dies. (d) Grandmother disowns wolf brother [because of his desire to wander].

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