the eldest (Iosco legend)

Role: eldest of the five young men · First appears: Iosco; or, the Prairie Boys' Visit to the Sun and Moon · Part 1

Life events

• The young men agreed to let Ioscoda join their journey after he threatened to reveal their plan to their parents.(Iosco; or, the Prairie Boys' Visit to the Sun and Moon · Part 1)
  • With: Iosco
  • “They told him he was too young; but he replied, ‘If you do not permit me to go with you, I will mention your design to each of your parents.’ They then said to him, ‘You shall also go with us, so be quiet.’”
• Ioscoda obtained new leather leggings from his parents by appealing to their pride and envy.(Iosco; or, the Prairie Boys' Visit to the Sun and Moon · Part 1)
  • With: Iosco the parents of Ioscoda
  • “This appeal to their pride and envy prevailed. He obtained the leggings.”
• The party set out on their journey toward the sun.(Iosco; or, the Prairie Boys' Visit to the Sun and Moon · Part 1)
  • With: Iosco
  • “Each one took something on his back, and they began their march.”
• The eldest reported a dream directing the party to return south and wait by a river for an approaching island.(Iosco; or, the Prairie Boys' Visit to the Sun and Moon · Part 1)
  • “Last night my spirit appeared to me, and told me to go south, and that but a short distance beyond the spot we left yesterday, we should come to a river with high banks.”
• The party turned south and camped by the indicated river to await the dream's fulfilment.(Iosco; or, the Prairie Boys' Visit to the Sun and Moon · Part 1)
  • With: Iosco
  • “The party immediately retraced their footsteps in exact obedience to these intimations.”
• The eldest persuaded the party to stay and watch the approaching island-like object instead of fleeing.(Iosco; or, the Prairie Boys' Visit to the Sun and Moon · Part 1)
  • “They said, ‘It is a Manito, let us be off into the woods.’ ‘No, no,’ cried the eldest, ‘let us stay and watch.’”
• The eldest stopped the party from running away and led them to hide in a hollow.(Iosco; or, the Prairie Boys' Visit to the Sun and Moon · Part 1)
  • “They were on the point of running away, but the eldest dissuaded them. ‘Let us hide in this hollow,’ he said, ‘and we will see what it can be.’”
• The eldest shook hands with the stranger who approached their hiding place.(Iosco; or, the Prairie Boys' Visit to the Sun and Moon · Part 1)
  • “After looking at them for some time, the person advanced and extended his hand toward them. The eldest took it, and they shook hands.”
• The party embarked on the stranger's wood-loaded boat after the eldest motioned them aboard.(Iosco; or, the Prairie Boys' Visit to the Sun and Moon · Part 1)
  • With: Iosco
  • “The eldest then motioned that they should go on board. They embarked on board the boat, which they found to be loaded with wood.”

Iosco; or, the Prairie Boys' Visit to the Sun and Moon · Part 1

• benefactor: the leader of the people on the supposed island (Iosco legend) (The leader offers food and hospitality to the travellers.) “He looked at and examined them, and took them down into the cabin, and set things before them to eat. He treated them very kindly.”

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