the badger (Manabozho legend)

Role: badger · First appears: Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 7

In “Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 7,” the badger sheltered Manabozho from pursuing serpents in a hole, throwing earth behind them to seal the way. One day, displeased when the badger came in his way, Manabozho killed him and threw out his body, saying, “I don't like you to be getting in my way so often.”

Relationship record

Life events

• The badger sheltered Manabozho from the pursuing serpents in a hole.(Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 7)
  • With: Manabozho
  • “They both went in, and the badger threw all the earth backward, so that it filled up the way behind.”
• Manabozho killed the badger after becoming displeased with him.(Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 7)
  • With: Manabozho
  • “One day the badger came in his way and displeased him. He immediately put him to death, and threw out his carcass, saying, ‘I don't like you to be getting in my way so often.’”

Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 7

• benefactor: Manabozho “The badger obeyed. They both went in, and the badger threw all the earth backward, so that it filled up the way behind.”
• enemies with Manabozho “He immediately put him to death, and threw out his carcass, saying, ‘I don't like you to be getting in my way so often.’”

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Extracted from the original text of The Myth of Hiawatha, and Other Oral Legends. Made with Rho MD.