Glooskap The Divinity. How Win Pe The Sorcerer : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], HOW WIN-PE THE SORCERER, HAVING STOLEN GLOOSKAP'S FAMILY, WAS BY HIM PURSUED, AND HOW GLOOSKAP FOR A MERRY JEST CHEATED THE WHALE. OF THE SONG OF THE CLAMS, AND HOW THE WHALE SMOKED A PIPE. (Micmac.) "N'kah-ne-oo". In old...
At O Sis, The Serpent. The Mother Of Serpents : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], THE MOTHER OF SERPENTS. (Passamaquoddy.) There was once a couple well advanced in years. They were powerful and rich in the Indian fashion, but they were unhappy because they had no children. p. 276 This was near the river St...
Glooskap The Divinity. How Glooskap Made : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], HOW GLOOSKAP MADE A MAGICIAN OF A YOUNG MAN, WHO AIDED ANOTHER TO WIN A WIFE AND DO WONDERFUL DEEDS. (Micmac.) It is well known unto all Indians who still keep the true faith of the olden time that there are wondrous dwellers...
Glooskap The Divinity. Of The Dreadful Deeds : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], p. 36 OF THE DREADFUL DEEDS OF THE EVIL PITCHER, WHO WAS BOTH MAN AND WOMAN, AND HOW SHE FELL IN LOVE WITH GLOOSKAP, AND, BEING SCORNED, BECAME HIS ENEMY. OF THE TOADS AND PORCUPINES, AND THE AWFUL BATTLE OF THE GIANTS...
The Amazing Adventures Of Master Rabbit : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], p. 227 VII. THE YOUNG MAN WHO WAS SAVED BY A RABBIT AND A FOX. (Passamaquoddy.) There dwelt a couple in the woods, far away from other people,--a man and his wife. They had one boy, who grew up strong and clever. One day he...
Glooskap The Divinity. The Tale Of Glooskap : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], p. 106 THE TALE OF GLOOSKAP AS TOLD BY ANOTHER INDIAN. SHOWING HOW THE TOAD AND PORCUPINE LOST THEIR NOSES. (Micmac.) In the old time. Far before men knew themselves, in the light before the sun, Glooskap and his brother were...
Glooskap The Divinity. How Glooskap Had : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], p. 74 HOW GLOOSKAP HAD A GREAT FROLIC WITH KITPOOSEAGUNOW, A MIGHTY GIANT WHO CAUGHT A WHALE. (Micmac.) "N'kah-nee-oo". In the old time (P.) Glooskap came to Pulewech Munegoo (M., Partridge Island), and here he met with...
Thunder Stories. Of The Girl Who Married : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], p. 255 THUNDER STORIES. OF THE GIRL WHO MARRIED MOUNT KATAHDIN, AND HOW ALL THE INDIANS BROUGHT ABOUT THEIR OWN RAIN. (Penobscot.) Of the old time. There was once an Indian girl gathering blueberries on Mount Katahd...
Story Of The Three Strong Men. Story : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], p. 311 STORY OF THE THREE STRONG MEN. (Micmac.) THERE was a chieftain in the days of yore. He had a great desire for a poor girl who was a servant, and who worked for him. To win this girl he first must lose his wife. He took...
Glooskap The Divinity. How A Certain Wicked : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], p. 92 HOW A CERTAIN WICKED WITCH SOUGHT TO CAJOLE THE GREAT AND GOOD GLOOSKAP, AND OF HER PUNISHMENT. (Micmac.) "N'karnayoo", of old time. Once it came to pass that Glooskap met with an evil witch, and she had made herself...
Glooskap The Divinity. How Glooskap Changed : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], HOW GLOOSKAP CHANGED CERTAIN SAUCY INDIANS INTO RATTLESNAKES. (Passamaquoddy.) You know At-o-sis, the Snake? Well, the worst of all is Rattlesnake. Long time ago the Rattlesnakes were saucy Indians. They were very saucy. They...
The Partridge. The Adventures Of The Gre : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], p. 281 THE PARTRIDGE. THE ADVENTURES OF THE GREAT HERO PULOWECH, OR THE PARTRIDGE. (Micmac.) "Wee-yig-yik-keseyook". A tale of old times. Two men once lived together in one wigwam in the woods, on the border of a beautiful...
Tales Of Magic. M't'eoulin, Or Indian Magic : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], p. 334 TALES OF MAGIC. M'TOULIN, OR INDIAN MAGIC. THE study of magic as it is believed in or understood by the Indians of America is extremely interesting, for it involves that of all supernaturalism or of all religi...
Glooskap The Divinity. Of Glooskap. Part 02 : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], OF GLOOSKAP AND THE THREE OTHER SEEKERS. (Micmac.) Of old time. Now when it was noised abroad that whoever besought Glooskap could obtain the desire of his heart, there were three men who said among themselves, "Let us seek...
Preface : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], p. iii PREFACE. WHEN I began, in the summer of 1882, to collect among the Passamaquoddy Indians at Campobello, New Brunswick, their traditions and folk-lore, I expected to find very little indeed. These Indians, few in number...
The Chenoo Legends. The Story Of The Gre : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], THE STORY OF THE GREAT CHENOO, AS TOLD BY THE PASSAMAQUODDIES. (Passamaquoddy). What the Micmacs call a Chenoo is known to the Passamaquoddies as a "Kewahqu'" or "Kewoqu'". And this is their origin. When the "k'tchi m'toulin"...
Glooskap The Divinity. Of The Great Works : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], OF THE GREAT WORKS WHICH GLOOSKAP MADE IN THE LAND. (Micmac, Passamaquoddy, Penobscot.) Over all the Land of the Wabanaki there is no place which was; not marked by the hand of the Master. And it is to be seen on hills...
The Chenoo Legends. The Girl Chenoo : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], THE GIRL-CHENOO. (Micmac.) Of the old time. Far up the Saguenay River a branch turns off to the north, running back into the land of ice and snow. Ten families went up this stream one autumn in their canoes, to be gone all...
Glooskap The Divinity. Of Other Men Who Went : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], p. 94 OF OTHER MEN WHO WENT TO GLOOSKAP FOR GIFTS. (Micmac.) "N'karnayoo": "wood-enit-atokhagen Glooskap". Of the old times: this is a story of Glooskap. Now there went forth many men unto Glooskap, hearing that they could w...
The Amazing Adventures Of Master Rabbit. Part 03 : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], p. 223 V. HOW MASTER RABBIT WENT TO A WEDDING AND WON THE BRIDE. (Passamaquoddy.) Chee mahtigwess, or the Great Rabbit, was once very stout or large of body, having a very long tail. And one day in the old times, as he s...
The Amazing Adventures Of Master Rabbit. Part 07 : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], p. 208 THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF MASTER RABBIT WITH THE OTTER, THE WOODPECKER GIRLS, AND MOOIN THE BEAR. ALSO A FULL ACCOUNT OF THE FAMOUS CHASE, IN WHICH HE FOOLED LUSIFEE, THE WILD CAT. 1 I. HOW MASTER RABBIT SOUGHT TO RIVAL...
The Weewillmekq'. Ii. Muggahmaht'adem : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], p. 327 II. MUGGAHMAHT'ADEM, THE DANCE OF OLD AGE, OR THE MAGIC OF THE WEEWILLMEKQ'. 1 (Passamaquoddy.) Of old times. There lived in a village many Indians. Among them was a handsome young man, very brave, a great hunter...
Glooskap The Divinity. How Glooskap Is Making : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], HOW GLOOSKAP IS MAKING ARROWS, AND PREPARING FOR A GREAT BATTLE. THE. TWILIGHT OF THE INDIAN GODS. (Passamaquoddy.) "Is Glooskap living yet"? Yes, far away; no one knows where. Some say he sailed away in his stone canoe beyond...
The Merry Tales Of Lox, The Mischief Maker. Part 05 : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], HOW LOX CAME TO GRIEF BY TRYING TO CATCH A SALMON. (Passamaquoddy.) Kusk, the Crane, had two brothers. One of these was Lox, the Wolverine, or Indian Devil. And his other brother was Koskomines, the Blue Jay. Kusk was very...
Thunder Stories. The Thunder And Lightning Men : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], p. 263 THE THUNDER AND LIGHTNING MEN. (Passamaquoddy.) This is truly an old Indian story of old time. Once an Indian was whirled up by the roaring wind: he was taken up in a thunder-storm, and set down again in the village...
Tales Of Magic. Fish Hawk And Scapegrace : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], p. 363 FISH-HAWK AND SCAPEGRACE. 1 (Micmac.) Two men met and talked: one was Fish-Hawk, the other was Scapegrace. Now the Fish-Hawk can fly higher than any other ocean bird, and he is proud and particular as to his food; he is...
Glooskap The Divinity. The Legend Of Glooskap : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], p. 137 The following poem on Glooskap may be appropriately placed in this work. The allusion to the agates of Cape Blomidon refers to a tradition given by S. T. Rand, which states that when Glooskap would make his adopted...
Glooskap The Divinity. Of The Great Deeds : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], OF THE GREAT DEEDS WHICH GLOOSKAP DID FOR MEN; HOW HE NAMED THE ANIMALS, AND WHO THEY WERE THAT FORMED HIS FAMILY. (Passamaquoddy.) "Woodnit atk-hagen Gloosekap": 1 this is a story of Glooskap. It is told in traditions...
Authorities : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], p. ix AUTHORITIES. THE authorities consulted in writing this work were as follows:-- PERSONS. Tomah Josephs, Passamaquoddy, Indian Governor at Peter Dana's Point, Maine. The Rev. Silas T. Rand, Baptist Missionary among...
The Merry Tales Of Lox, The Mischief Maker. Part 03 : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], HOW LOX DECEIVED THE DUCKS, CHEATED THE CHIEF, AND BEGUILED THE BEAR. (Micmac and Passamaquoddy.) Somewhere in the forest lived Lox, with a small boy, his brother. When winter came they went far into the woods to hunt...
The Invisible One. The Invisible One : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], p. 303 THE INVISIBLE ONE. (Micmac.) There was once a large Indian village situated on the border of a lake,--"Nameskeek' oodun Kuspemku" (M.). At the end of the place was a lodge, in which dwelt a being who was always...
Glooskap The Divinity. How Glooskap Made. Part 02 : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], HOW GLOOSKAP MADE HIS UNCLE MIKCHICH THE TURTLE INTO A GREAT MAN, AND GOT HIM A WIFE. 1 OF TURTLES' EGGS, AND HOW GLOOSKAP VANQUISHED A SORCERER BY SMOKING TOBACCO. (Micmac and Passamaquoddy.) Now when Glooskap left Uktukamkw...
The Amazing Adventures Of Master Rabbit. Part 05 : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], III. OF THE ADVENTURE WITH MOOIN, THE BEAR; IT BEING THE THIRD AND LAST TIME THAT MASTER RABBIT MADE A FOOL OF HIMSELF. Now, truly, one would think that after all that had befallen Master "Mahtigwess", the Rabbit, that he...
The Merry Tales Of Lox, The Mischief Maker. Part 07 : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], p. 170 OF THE WOLVERINE AND THE WOLVES, OR HOW MASTER LOX FROZE TO DEATH. (Passamaquoddy.) Of old times it came to pass that Master Lox, the Wolverine, or Indian Devil, he who was slain many times and as often rose...
Glooskap The Divinity. How Glooskap, Leaving : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], p. 66 HOW GLOOSKAP, LEAVING THE WORLD, ALL THE ANIMALS MOURNED FOR HIM, AND HOW, ERE HE DEPARTED, HE GAVE GIFTS TO MEN. (Micmac.) Now Glooskap had freed the world from all the mighty monsters of an early time: the giants...
Glooskap The Divinity. How The Story Of Glooskap : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], HOW THE STORY OF GLOOSKAP AND POOK-JIN-SKWESS, THE EVIL PITCHER, IS TOLD BY THE PASSAMAQUODDY INDIANS. 1 (Passamaquoddy.) There was a village of Indians who were all Black Cats, or Po'gum'k. One of them, the cleverest...
The Merry Tales Of Lox, The Mischief Maker. Part 06 : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], HOW MASTER LOX PLAYED A TRICK ON MRS. BEAR, WHO LOST HER EYESIGHT AND HAD HER EYES OPENED. (Micmac.) Don't live with mean people if you can help it. They will turn your greatest sorrow to their own account if they can. Bad...
The Merry Tales Of Lox, The Mischief Maker : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], HOW LOX TOLD A LIE. (Passamaquoddy.) Lox had a brother, who had married a red squaw. When she was touched the red color rubbed off. The brother kept this wife in a box. One day, returning, the brother saw that Lox had red...
Glooskap The Divinity. How Glooskap Made. Part 03 : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], HOW GLOOSKAP MADE THE ELVES AND FAIRIES, AND THEN MAN OF AN ASH TREE, AND LAST OF ALL, BEASTS, AND OF HIS COMING AT THE LAST DAY. (Passamaquoddy.) Glooskap came first of all into this country, into Nova Scotia, Maine, Canad...
The Amazing Adventures Of Master Rabbit. Part 04 : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], IV. RELATING HOW THE RABBIT BECAME WISE BY BEING ORIGINAL, AND OF THE TERRIBLE TRICKS WHICH HE BY MAGIC PLAYED LOUP-CERVIER, THE WICKED WILD CAT. There are men who are bad at copying, yet are good originals, and of this kind...
Glooskap The Divinity. Of Glooskap : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], p. 104 OF GLOOSKAP AND THE SINFUL SERPENT. (Passamaquoddy) Of old time it befell that Glooskap had an enemy, an evil man, a sinful beast, a great sorcerer. And this man, after trying many things, made himself a great serpent...
Title Page : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], p. i THE ALGONQUIN LEGENDS OF NEW ENGLAND OR Myths And Folk Lore Of The Micmac, Passamaquoddy, And Penobscot Tribes BY CHARLES G. LELAND BOSTON AND NEW YORK HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY (The Riverside Press, Cambridge) [1884]...
At O Sis, The Serpent. Of The Woman Who Loved : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], p. 273 OF THE WOMAN WHO LOVED A SERPENT WHO LIVED IN A LAKE. (Passamaquoddy.) Of old times. There was a very beautiful woman. She turned the heads of all the men. She married, and her husband died very soon after, but she...
At O Sis, The Serpent. Ne Hwas, The Mermaid : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], p. 270 NE HWAS, THE MERMAID. A long time ago there was an Indian, with his wife and two daughters. They lived by a great lake, or the sea, and the mother told her girls never to go into the water there, for that, if they did...
The Merry Tales Of Lox, The Mischief Maker. Part 02 : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], p. 194 THE MISCHIEF MAKER. A TRADITION OF THE ORIGIN OF THE MYTHOLOGY OF THE SENECAS. A LOX LEGEND. (Seneca.) An Indian mischief maker was once roving about. He saw that he was approaching a village, and said, "How can I...
The Merry Tales Of Lox, The Mischief Maker. Part 08 : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], p. 140 THE MERRY TALES OF LOX, THE MISCHIEF MAKER, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE INDIAN DEVIL. OF THE SURPRISING AND SINGULAR ADVENTURES OF TWO WATER FAIRIES WHO WERE ALSO WEASELS, AND HOW THEY EACH BECAME THE BRIDE OF A STAR...
The Weewillmekq'. I. How A Woman Lost A Gun : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], p. 324 THE WEEWILLMEKQ'. 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. John's River; they left the village...
The Chenoo Legends. I. The Chenoo : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], p. 233 THE CHENOO LEGENDS. I. THE CHENOO, OR THE, STORY OF A CANNIBAL WITH AN ICY HEART. (Micmac and Passamaquoddy.) OF the old time. An Indian, with his wife and their little boy, went one autumn far away to hunt...
The Partridge. How The Partridge Built Good : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], HOW THE PARTRIDGE BUILT GOOD CANOES FOR ALL THE BIRDS, AND A BAD ONE FOR HIMSELF. When a partridge beats upon a hollow log he makes a noise like an Indian at work upon a canoe, and when an Indian taps at a canoe it sounds afar...
Glooskap The Divinity. How The Lord Of Men : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], p. 120 HOW THE LORD OF MEN AND BEASTS STROVE WITH THE MIGHTY WASIS, AND WAS SHAMEFULLY DEFEATED. (Penobscot.) Now it came to pass when Glooskap had conquered all his enemies, even the "Kewahqu'", who were giants and sorcerers...
The Merry Tales Of Lox, The Mischief Maker. Part 04 : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], HOW MASTER LOX AS A RACCOON KILLED THE PEAR AND THE BLACK CATS, AND PERFORMED OTHER NOTABLE FEATS OF SKILL, ALL TO HIS GREAT DISCREDIT. (Passamaquoddy.) Now of old time there is a tale of Hespuns, the Raccoon, according...
Tales Of Magic. The Giant Magicians : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], THE GIANT MAGICIANS. There was once a man and his wife who lived by the sea, far away from other people. They had many children, and they were very poor. One day this couple were in their canoe, far from land. There came up...
The Amazing Adventures Of Master Rabbit. Part 06 : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], II. HOW MAHTIGWESS, THE RABBIT DINED WITH THE WOODPECKER GIRLS, AND WAS AGAIN HUMBLED BY TRYING TO RIVAL THEM. Now Master Rabbit, though disappointed, was not discouraged, for this one virtue he had, that he never gave up. 1...
The Amazing Adventures Of Master Rabbit. Part 02 : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], p. 225 VI. HOW MASTER RABBIT GAVE HIMSELF AIRS. (Micmac.) It happened once that Lox was living in great luxury. He had a wigwam full of hundreds of dried sea, ducks, moose meat, maple-sugar, and corn. He gave a dinner...
List Of Illustrations : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], p. vii LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. PAGE MIK UM WESS, THE INDIAN PUCK, OR ROBIN GOOD-FELLOW "Frontispiece. GLOOSKAP KILLING His BROTHER, THE WOLF 17 GLOOSKAP LOOKING AT THE WHALE SMOKING HIS PIPE 35 GLOOSKAP SETTING HIS DOGS...
Glooskap The Divinity. How Glooskap Went : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], p. 127 HOW GLOOSKAP WENT TO ENGLAND AND FRANCE, AND WAS THE FIRST TO MAKE AMERICA KNOWN TO THE EUROPEANS. (Passamaquoddy.) There was an Indian woman: she was a Woodchuck (Mon-in-kwess, R). She had lost a boy; she always...
The Partridge. The Mournful Mystery : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], THE MOURNFUL MYSTERY OF THE PARTRIDGE-WITCH; SETTING FORTH HOW A YOUNG MAN DIED FROM LOVE. Of the olden time. Two brothers went hunting in the autumn, and that as far as the head waters of the Penobscot, where they remained...
Tales Of Magic. Tumilkoontaoo, Or The Broken Wing : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], TUMILKOONTAOO, OR THE BROKEN WING. (Micmac.) An Indian family lived on the seashore. They had two sons; the eldest of these was married, and had many small children. They lived by fishing; they chiefly caught eels. It came...
Introduction : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], p. 1 INTRODUCTION. AMONG the six chief divisions of the red Indians Of North America the most widely extended is the Algonquin. This people ranged from Labrador to the far South, from Newfoundland to the Rocky Mountains...
Glooskap The Divinity. How Glooskap Found : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], HOW GLOOSKAP FOUND THE SUMMER. In the long ago time when people lived always in the early red morning, before sunrise, before the "Squid to neck" was peopled as to-day, Glooskap went very far north, where all was ice. He came...
At O Sis, The Serpent. How Two Girls Were : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], p. 268 AT-O-SIS, THE SERPENT. HOW TWO GIRLS WERE CHANGED TO WATER-SNAKES, AND OF TWO OTHERS THAT BECAME MERMAIDS. (Passamaquoddy.) POCUMKWESS, or Thoroughfare, is sixty-five miles from Campobello. There was an Indian village...
The Partridge. How One Of The Partridge's : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], HOW ONE OF THE PARTRIDGE'S WIVES BECAME A SHELDRAKE-DUCK, AND WHY HER FEET AND FEATHERS ARE RED. "N'karnayoo", of the old time, there was a hunter who lived in the woods. He had a brother, 1 who was so small that he kept him...
Glooskap The Divinity. How Glooskap Sailed : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], HOW GLOOSKAP SAILED THROUGH THE GREAT CAVERN OF DARKNESS. (Micmac.) Now it is told in another tradition--and men tell even this differently--that "pitch", in these old times (P.) Glooskap's seven neighbors, who were all so...
Glooskap The Divinity. Of Glooskap's Birth : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], p. 15 THE ALGONQUIN LEGENDS OF NEW ENGLAND. GLOOSKAP THE DIVINITY. OF GLOOSKAP'S BIRTH, AND OF HIS BROTHER MALSUM THE WOLF. Now the great lord Glooskap, who was worshiped in after-days by all the Wabanaki, or children of light...
The Partridge. The Story Of A Partridge : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], THE STORY OF A PARTRIDGE AND HIS WONDERFUL WIGWAM. Once a man was traveling through the woods, and he heard afar off a sound as of footsteps beating the ground. So he sought to find the people that made it, and went ...
The Weewillmekq'. Iii. Another Versi : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], III. ANOTHER VERSION OF THE DANCE OF OLD AGE. (Passamaquoddy.) It was in the autumn, the time when Indians go up the rivers to their hunting-grounds, that two young men left home. They ascended the stream; they came...
Glooskap The Divinity. How Glooskap Bound : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], HOW GLOOSKAP BOUND WUCHOWSEN, THE GREAT WIND-BIRD, AND MADE ALL THE WATERS IN ALL THE WORLD STAGNANT. (Passamaquoddy.) The Indians believe in a great bird called by them "Wochowsen" or "Wuchowsen", meaning Wind-Blow...
Glooskap The Divinity. How The Great Glooskap : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], HOW THE GREAT GLOOSKAP FOUGHT THE GIANT SORCERERS AT SACO, AND TURNED THEM INTO FISH. (Penobscot.) "N'karnayoo", of old times: "Woodenit atok hagen" p. 123 [paragraph continues] "Glusgahbe". This is a story of Glooskap (P.)...
Glooskap The Divinity. How Glooskap Became : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], HOW GLOOSKAP BECAME FRIENDLY TO THE LOONS, AND MADE THEM HIS MESSENGERS. (Micmac.) When Glooskap, was pursuing Win-pe, he one day on Uktukamkw saw from afar flying over water the Kwe-moo (M.), or Loons. And thrice did their...
Glooskap The Divinity. The Story Of Glooskap : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], p. 65 THE STORY OF GLOOSKAP AS TOLD IN A FEW WORDS BY A WOMAN OF THE PENOBSCOTS. Glus-gahb gave names to everything. He made men and gave them life, and made the winds to make the waters move. The Turtle was his uncle;...
At O Sis, The Serpent. Origin Of The Black Snakes : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], p. 278 ORIGIN OF THE BLACK SNAKES. (Passamaquoddy.) Far away, very far in the north, there dwelt by the border of a great lake a man and his wife. They had no children, and the woman was very beautiful and passionate. The lake...
Thunder Stories. How A Hunter Visited : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], p. 259 HOW A HUNTER VISITED THE THUNDER SPIRITS WHO DWELL IN MOUNT KATAHDIN. (Passamaquoddy.) "N'karnayoo". Of old times. Once an Indian went forth to hunt. And he departed from the east branch of the Penobscot, and came...
Thunder Stories. Of The Woman Who Married : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], OF THE WOMAN WHO MARRIED THE THUNDER, AND OF THEIR BOY. (Passamaquoddy.) Once a woman went to the edge of a lake 1 and lay down to sleep. As she awoke, she saw a great serpent, with glittering eyes, crawl from the water...
Glooskap The Divinity. How Glooskap Conquered : * "The Algonquin Legends of New England", by Charles G. Leland, [1884], p. 114 HOW GLOOSKAP CONQUERED THE GREAT BULL-FROG, AND IN WHAT MANNER ALL THE POLLYWOGS, CRABS, LEECHES, AND OTHER WATER CREATURES WERE CREATED. (Passamaquoddy and Micmac.) "N'karnayoo", of old times, there was an Indi...