Shingebiss

Role: fall duck · First appears: Shingebiss

That night, Kabibonokka entered Shingebiss’s lodge and sat opposite him, but Shingebiss paid him no notice. Unable to endure Shingebiss’s songs and fire, he left.

Kabibonokka tried to starve Shingebiss by freezing the fishing openings, but Shingebiss continued finding fish. At last, Kabibonokka gave up trying to freeze or starve him and decided to leave him alone.

Relationship record

Life events

• Kabebonicca visits Shingebiss at his lodge but leaves after failing to endure his songs and fire.(Shingebiss)
  • With: Kabibonokka
  • “At length Kabebonicca entered, and took his seat on the opposite side of the lodge. But Shingebiss did not regard, or notice him.”
• Kabebonicca tries to starve Shingebiss by freezing the fishing openings, but Shingebiss continues finding fish.(Shingebiss)
  • With: Kabibonokka
  • “Still, Shingebiss, by dint of great diligence, found means to pull up new roots, and dive under for fish.”
• At last, after his night visit had failed and Shingebiss still found fish, Kabebonicca gave up trying to freeze or starve him and decided to leave him alone.(Shingebiss)
  • With: Kabibonokka
  • “At last, Kabebonicca was compelled to give up the contest. ‘He must be aided by some Monedo,’ said he. ‘I can neither freeze him nor starve him; he is a very singular being--I will let him alone.’”

Shingebiss

• enemies with Kabibonokka “Kabebonicca observed him, and felt a little piqued at his perseverance and good luck in defiance of the severest blasts of wind he could send from the northwest.”

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