the old wolf (Manabozho legend)

Role: magician · First appears: Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 4

In “Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 4,” the old wolf agrees to change Manabozho into a wolf, and the transformation is immediately effected.

In “Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 5,” the old wolf uses enchantment to make a dirty dogskin appear to Manabozho as a robe of pearls, and to make him see only clean-picked bones instead of the meat from a moose. The old wolf has one of the young wolves (Manabozho legend) give Manabozho meat, removing the enchantment. The next day, Manabozho strikes the old wolf with a moose leg-bone, in retaliation for the blow that injured his eye.

Relationship record

Life events

• The old wolf agreed to change Manabozho into a wolf, and the transformation was immediately effected.(Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 4)
  • With: Manabozho
  • “He was answered favorably, and his transformation immediately effected.”
• The old wolf uses enchantment to make a dirty dogskin appear as a robe of pearls to Manabozho.(Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 5)
  • With: Manabozho
  • “The wolf took it up; it was a beautiful robe. ‘Oh, I will carry it now,’ said Manabozho. ‘Oh no,’ replied the wolf, who at the moment exerted his magic power; ‘it is a robe of pearls!’”
• The old wolf's enchantment makes Manabozho see only clean-picked bones instead of the meat.(Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 5)
  • With: Manabozho
  • “When they overtook the youngsters, they had killed a very fat moose. Manabozho was very hungry; but, alas! such is the power of enchantment, he saw nothing but the bones picked quite clean.”
• The old wolf has one of the young wolves give meat to Manabozho, and the enchantment is removed.(Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 5)
  • With: Manabozho one of the young wolves (Manabozho legend)
  • “At length the old wolf spoke to one of the young ones, saying, ‘Give some meat to your grandfather.’ One of them obeyed, and, coming near to Manabozho, opened his mouth as if he was about to vomit. He jumped up, saying, ‘You filthy dog, you have eaten so much that your stomach refuses to hold it. Get you gone into some other place.’ The old wolf, hearing the abuse, went a little to one side to see, and behold, a heap of fresh ruddy meat, with the fat, lying all ready prepared. He was followed by Manabozho, who, having the enchantment instantly removed, put on a smiling face.”
• Manabozho strikes the old wolf with a bone in retaliation for the blow that injured his eye.(Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 5)
  • With: Manabozho
  • “So, next day, taking up a bone to obtain the marrow, he said to the wolf, ‘Cover your head and don't look at me, for I fear a piece may fly in your eye.’ The wolf did so. He then took the leg-bone of the moose, and looking first to see if the wolf was well covered, he hit him a blow with all his might.”

Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 4

• recipient: Manabozho “He was answered favorably, and his transformation immediately effected.”

Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 5

• enemies with Manabozho “He then took the leg-bone of the moose, and looking first to see if the wolf was well covered, he hit him a blow with all his might.”

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