Kabibonokka

Also known as: the North-Wind / the fierce Kabibonokka · Family: Four Winds · Role: the North-Wind · First appears: II · The Four Winds · Part 1

In “II · The Four Winds,” Mudjekeewis gave the North-Wind to Kabibonokka, one of his children, and the winds were assigned stations in the heavens while Mudjekeewis kept the West-Wind. Kabibonokka entered Shingebis’s lodge at night, but could not endure its heat and laughter; he stamped the snow and made the ice thicker. Shingebis wrestled with him all night until Kabibonokka retreated, baffled and beaten, to the kingdom of Wabasso.

In “IV · Hiawatha and Mudjekeewis,” Kabibonokka is named among Hiawatha’s brothers, along with Wabun and Shawondasee.

Relationship record

Life events

• Mudjekeewis gave the East, South, and North winds to his children.(II · The Four Winds · Part 1)
  • With: Mudjekeewis Wabun Shawondasee
  • “Gave the others to his children; Unto Wabun gave the East-Wind, Gave the South to Shawondasee, And the North-Wind, wild and cruel, To the fierce Kabibonokka.”
• Kabibonokka entered Shingebis’s lodge but could not endure the heat and laughter.(II · The Four Winds · Part 2 · 📍 the lodge)
  • With: Shingebis
  • “Then Kabibonokka entered, And though Shingebis, the diver, Felt his presence by the coldness, Felt his icy breath upon him, Still he did not cease his singing, Still he did not leave his laughing”
• Kabibonokka stamped the snow and made it harder, thickening the ice.(II · The Four Winds · Part 2 · 📍 the lakes and rivers)
  • “Stamped upon the crusted snow-drifts, Stamped upon the lakes and rivers, Made the snow upon them harder, Made the ice upon them thicker”
• Shingebis wrestled Kabibonokka until Kabibonokka retreated, baffled and beaten.(II · The Four Winds · Part 2 · 📍 the kingdom of Wabasso)
  • With: Shingebis
  • “Wrestled all night with the North-Wind, Wrestled naked on the moorlands With the fierce Kabibonokka, Till his panting breath grew fainter, Till his frozen grasp grew feebler, Till he reeled and staggered backward, And retreated, baffled, beaten, To the kingdom of Wabasso”
• The Four Winds were divided into stations in the heavens, while Mudjekeewis kept the West-Wind.(II · The Four Winds · Part 2 · 📍 the heavens)
  • With: Mudjekeewis Shawondasee
  • “Thus the Four Winds were divided Thus the sons of Mudjekeewis Had their stations in the heavens, At the corners of the heavens; For himself the West-Wind only Kept the mighty Mudjekeewis.”

II · The Four Winds · Part 1

• parent: Mudjekeewis “Gave the others to his children; Unto Wabun gave the East-Wind, Gave the South to Shawondasee, And the North-Wind, wild and cruel, To the fierce Kabibonokka.”

II · The Four Winds · Part 2

• enemies with Shingebis “Forth went Shingebis, the diver, Wrestled all night with the North-Wind, Wrestled naked on the moorlands With the fierce Kabibonokka,”
• parent: Mudjekeewis “Thus the sons of Mudjekeewis Had their stations in the heavens, At the corners of the heavens; For himself the West-Wind only Kept the mighty Mudjekeewis.”
• siblings with Shawondasee “Ah! my brother from the North-land, From the kingdom of Wabasso, From the land of the White Rabbit!”

IV · Hiawatha and Mudjekeewis · Part 1

• siblings with Hiawatha “First of Hiawatha’s brothers, First of Wabun, of the East-Wind, Of the South-Wind, Shawondasee, Of the North, Kabibonokka;”

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Extracted from the original text of The Song of Hiawatha. Made with Rho MD.