the eldest (Mishemokwa legend)

Role: brother · First appears: Mishemokwa; or, the War with the Gigantic Bear · Part 2

In Mishemokwa; or, the War with the Gigantic Bear · Part 2, the eldest and the youngest brother (Mishemokwa legend) were brothers. They asked the eldest to slip a belt over the sleeping bear’s head. As they went on, they heard their dogs’ dying cries; the bear was their enemy. The old man, the old man (Mishemokwa legend), gave them food and protection when they asked for help from the bear.

Relationship record

Mishemokwa; or, the War with the Gigantic Bear · Part 2

• siblings with the youngest brother (Mishemokwa legend) “They then requested the eldest to try and slip the belt over the bear's head, who appeared to be fast asleep, as he was not in the least disturbed by the attempt to obtain it.”
• enemies with Mishemokwa “They had not proceeded far before they heard the dying cry of one of the dogs, and soon after of the other.”
• benefactor: the old man (Mishemokwa legend) “‘Nemesho, help us. We claim your protection, for the great bear will kill us.’ ‘Sit down and eat, my grandchildren,’ said the old man.”

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