the sunfish (Manabozho legend)

First appears: Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 3

In “Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 3,” the king of the fishes (Manabozho legend) tells the sunfish to take Manabozho’s line because Manabozho is tiring him with incessant calls. When Manabozho sees the sunfish, he calls it “you odious fish” and demands that it let go.

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• The king of the fishes tells the sunfish to take Manabozho’s line.(Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 3)
  • With: the king of the fishes (Manabozho legend)
  • “But the king of the fishes told a monstrous sunfish to take hold of it”

Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 3

• enemies with Manabozho “When he saw the sunfish, he cried, ‘Esa! esa! you odious fish! why did you dirty my hook by taking it in your mouth? Let go, I say, let go.’”
• employer: the king of the fishes (Manabozho legend) “But the king of the fishes told a monstrous sunfish to take hold of it; for Manabozho was tiring him with his incessant calls.”

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