the chief of the manitoes (Nezhik-e-wa-wa-sun legend)

Role: chief · First appears: Nezhik-e-wa-wa-sun; or, the Lone Lightning

Life events

The boy shot his last arrow at the chief of the manitoes, who changed himself into a rock.(Nezhik-e-wa-wa-sun; or, the Lone Lightning · 📍 the northern sky)
- With: the little orphan boy (Nezhik-e-wa-wa-sun legend)
- “At length, the boy drew up his last arrow, settled in his aim, and let fly, as he thought, into the very heart of the chief of the manitoes; but before the arrow reached him, the manito changed himself into a rock.”
The chief of the manitoes transformed the boy into the Lone Lightning.(Nezhik-e-wa-wa-sun; or, the Lone Lightning · 📍 the northern sky)
- With: the little orphan boy (Nezhik-e-wa-wa-sun legend)
- “and so saying, he transformed the boy into the Nezhik-e-wä wä sun, or Lone Lightning, which may be observed in the northern sky, to this day.”

enemies with the little orphan boy (Nezhik-e-wa-wa-sun legend) “‘Now your gifts are all expended,’ cried the enraged manito, ‘and I will make an example of your audacity and pride of heart, for lifting your bow against me’--and so saying, he transformed the boy into the Nezhik-e-wä wä sun, or Lone Lightning, which may be observed in the northern sky, to this day.”

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