Ke-ske-mun-i-see

Also known as: Kingfisher · Role: bird · First appears: Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 6

Life events

Ke-ske-mun-i-see told Manabozho that the Prince of Serpents lived in the lake and that the young wolf had been killed.(Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 6)
- With: Manabozho
- “Yes!” responded the bird; “the Prince of Serpents lives here, and I am watching to see whether the obiquadj of Manabozho's grandson will not drift ashore, for he was killed by the serpents last spring.”
Manabozho gave Ke-ske-mun-i-see a medal, then attempted to kill the bird but failed.(Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 6)
- With: Manabozho
- “While bestowing the medal, he attempted slyly to wring the bird's head off, but it escaped him, with only a disturbance of the crown feathers of its head, which are rumpled backward.”

benefactor: Manabozho “Come near me that I may put a medal round your neck as a reward for your information.”

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