the wife of the Moose

Role: wife · First appears: Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 8

In Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 8, the wife of the Moose was seated making garters when the Moose cut flesh from her shoulder and healed the wound with medicine to feed Manabozho. Later in the same legend, Manabozho cut her back until she fell from loss of blood.

Relationship record

Life events

• The Moose cut flesh from his wife's shoulder and healed the wound to feed Manabozho.(Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 8)
  • With: Manabozho the Moose
  • “He walked up to her, and untying the covering of the armlet from her back, cut off a large piece of flesh from the square of her shoulder. He then put some medicine on it, which immediately healed the wound.”

Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 8

• married with the Moose “His wife was seated with her back toward him, making garters.”
• enemies with Manabozho “He then cut her back shockingly, paying no attention to her cries or resistance, until he saw her fall down, from the loss of blood.”

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