Onwe Bahmondoong

Also known as: he who carries the Ball / the Boy that carries the Ball on his Back / the Wearer of the Ball · Role: boy · First appears: The Enchanted Moccasins · Part 1

In The Enchanted Moccasins · Part 1, Onwe Bahmondoong lived alone with his sister, the sister of Onwe Bahmondoong. “Being now well grown,” he set out to seek his fortune, taking several pairs of moccasins she had made for his journey. The old woman the old woman (Enchanted Moccasins legend) gave him the bones that would cause his success. He killed Azhabee and Negahnahbee with his war-club, and Mudjikewis, brother of Azhabee vowed, “I will pursue him, and have revenge for the blood of my sisters.”

In The Enchanted Moccasins · Part 2, Onwe Bahmondoong sent a pair of enchanted moccasins to the end of the earth. Closely pursued by Mudjikewis, he changed himself into a very old man with two daughters; they welcomed the pursuer into their lodge and prepared food for him. When Mudjikewis was asleep, Onwe Bahmondoong resumed his youthful form and struck him with the war-club, ending the pursuit.

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Life events

Onwe Bahmondoong set out to seek his fortune after his sister made him several pairs of moccasins.(The Enchanted Moccasins · Part 1)
- With: the sister of Onwe Bahmondoong
- “Being now well grown, he determined to seek his fortune, and asked her to make him several pairs of moccasins to last him on the journey. With this request she complied.”
The old woman gave Onwe Bahmondoong the bones that would cause his success.(The Enchanted Moccasins · Part 1)
- With: the old woman (Enchanted Moccasins legend)
- “The old woman then gave him the Ozhebahguhnun, which would cause his success.”
Onwe Bahmondoong killed Azhabee and Negahnahbee with his war-club.(The Enchanted Moccasins · Part 1)
- With: Azhabee Negahnahbee
- “As he said this he raised the club and laid them dead at his feet.”
Mudjikewis vowed to pursue Onwe Bahmondoong and take revenge for his sisters.(The Enchanted Moccasins · Part 1)
- With: Mudjikewis, brother of Azhabee
- “I will pursue him, and have revenge for the blood of my sisters.”
Onwe Bahmondoong sends the enchanted moccasins to the end of the earth.(The Enchanted Moccasins · Part 2)
- “Taking a pair of them, he placed them near the skeleton. ‘Go,’ said he to them, ‘to the end of the earth.’”
Onwe Bahmondoong transforms himself into a very old man with two daughters.(The Enchanted Moccasins · Part 2)
- “The other, finding he was closely pursued, now changed himself into a very old man, with two daughters, who lived in a large lodge in the centre of a beautiful garden, which was filled with everything that could delight the eye or was pleasant to the taste.”
The daughters invite Mudjikewis into the lodge, and their father has food prepared for him.(The Enchanted Moccasins · Part 2)
- With: the elder daughter (Enchanted Moccasins legend) the younger daughter (Enchanted Moccasins legend) Mudjikewis, brother of Azhabee
- “Their father replied, ‘Invite him in, my children, invite him in.’ They quickly did so; and by the command of their father, they boiled some corn and prepared other savory food.”
Onwe Bahmondoong resumes his youthful form.(The Enchanted Moccasins · Part 2)
- “Onwe Bahmondoong watched his opportunity, and, as soon as he found his slumbers sound, resumed his youthful form.”
Onwe Bahmondoong strikes Mudjikewis with the war-club, ending his pursuit.(The Enchanted Moccasins · Part 2)
- With: Mudjikewis, brother of Azhabee
- “He then drew the magic ball from his back, which turned out to be a heavy war-club, with one blow of which he put an end to his pursuer, and thus vindicated his title as the Wearer of the Ball.”

The Enchanted Moccasins · Part 1

siblings with the sister of Onwe Bahmondoong “There once lived a little boy, all alone with his sister, in a very wild uninhabitable country.”
benefactor: the old woman (Enchanted Moccasins legend) “The old woman then gave him the Ozhebahguhnun, which would cause his success.”
enemies with Azhabee “As he said this he raised the club and laid them dead at his feet.”
enemies with Negahnahbee “As he said this he raised the club and laid them dead at his feet.”
enemies with Mudjikewis, brother of Azhabee “I will pursue him, and have revenge for the blood of my sisters.”

The Enchanted Moccasins · Part 2

siblings with the sister of Onwe Bahmondoong “He then remembered the moccasins which his sister had given him, which were enchanted.”
enemies with Mudjikewis, brother of Azhabee “His son instantly set out in search of the murderer, who, finding he was closely pursued by the brother of the slain, climbed up into one of the tallest trees and shot forth his magic arrows.”
benefactor: the sister of Onwe Bahmondoong “He then remembered the moccasins which his sister had given him, which were enchanted.”

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