Reading Notes, Week 10: Hiawatha part A
The Song of Hiawatha, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1855
This story is a poem, which I have not read before in this class. Maybe I could write my story in poem form as well. It is free verse (does not rhyme).
Because it is a poem, I am going to write what is happening in the story so I can take my favorite parts from it later:
The Four Winds
Mudjekeewis cam home with the sacred belt of wampum, which he stole from Mishe-Mokwa. He stole it by creeping close while the monster was sleeping. He could feel the monster's breath. Then He kit Mishe-Mokwa on the head with a club. Mishe-Mokwa is a bear. They just used the phrase "whimpered like a woman," which I did not appreciate. Mudjekeewis (hereafter known as Mud) taunted the bear, saying that he is not brave. He says that the bear is cowardly. He then killed Mishe by breaking his skull.
Mud is now known as the West-Wind.
New character, Wabun. East Wind. He brings the morning, wakes the village, is called the deer and the hunter. He is lonely, by himself in heaven. He sees a maiden, and falls in love. She is called the Star of Morning.
New character, Kabibonokka (hereafter known as Ka). He is in control of the now. He lives in snow drifts. The North Wind. Shingebis, the diver, was not afraid of Ka.
New character, Shawondasee, South Wind. Fat and lazy. He loved a maiden with yellow hair, but was to lazy to pursue her. She got old and died. She was a dandelion.
Haiwatha's Childhood
Nokomis fell from the moon, a wife but not a mother. She gave birth to Wenonah, a daughter. She would tell her to beware of the West wind, and to not listen to him. Wenonah did not listen. She gave birth to Mud's son, Hiawatha. Mud abandoned Wenonah, and she died. Nokomis was devistated.
She cared for Haiwatha. Hiawatha killed a deer, and Nokomis made him a cloak.
Hiawatha and Mudjekeewis
Hia is now a man, a skilled hunter. He had magic mittens that gave him strength. He had enchanted moccasins that could make him travel fast. He often asked Nok about his father, Mud. He decided to confront his father. Nok warned him not to go, lest he be killed. Hia went anyway. Mud was hapy to see him. They talked a lot, with Mud boasting and Hia listening. Hia accused Mud of killing his mother, and Mud agreed it was his fault. Hia attacked his father with rocks using his mittens. They fought awhile. Mud offered to make Hia the NorthWest wind when he died, and Hia was no longer angry.
Hia bought arrows and fell in love with Minnehaha, the Arrow maker's daughter. He did not mention either to his grandmother.
Hiawatha's fasting
Hia fasted and prayed for profit and advantage for his people. He met a youth, who is there to warn and instruct him, and tells Hia to wrestle with him. Three days/times they wrestled. The fourth time Hia was victorious. This was the seventh day. He watched the youth and made him comfortable until he woke up. The youth gave them maize to grow and eat.
Hiawatha's Friends
Chibiabos, the musician
Kwasid, the strong man
Hiawatha's Sailing
Hia built a canoe. He used stuff from many different trees, and quills from the hedgehog. He controlled the canoe with his thoughts and wishes.
Hiawatha's Fishing
He is fishing for the King of Fishes, and does not do a very good job at first. Eventually he kills Mishe-Nahma, the king of fishes.
"Pleasant was the journey homeward", from the story of Hiawatha, by M.L.Kirk Source: Wikimedia Commons
This story is a poem, which I have not read before in this class. Maybe I could write my story in poem form as well. It is free verse (does not rhyme).
Because it is a poem, I am going to write what is happening in the story so I can take my favorite parts from it later:
The Four Winds
Mudjekeewis cam home with the sacred belt of wampum, which he stole from Mishe-Mokwa. He stole it by creeping close while the monster was sleeping. He could feel the monster's breath. Then He kit Mishe-Mokwa on the head with a club. Mishe-Mokwa is a bear. They just used the phrase "whimpered like a woman," which I did not appreciate. Mudjekeewis (hereafter known as Mud) taunted the bear, saying that he is not brave. He says that the bear is cowardly. He then killed Mishe by breaking his skull.
Mud is now known as the West-Wind.
New character, Wabun. East Wind. He brings the morning, wakes the village, is called the deer and the hunter. He is lonely, by himself in heaven. He sees a maiden, and falls in love. She is called the Star of Morning.
New character, Kabibonokka (hereafter known as Ka). He is in control of the now. He lives in snow drifts. The North Wind. Shingebis, the diver, was not afraid of Ka.
New character, Shawondasee, South Wind. Fat and lazy. He loved a maiden with yellow hair, but was to lazy to pursue her. She got old and died. She was a dandelion.
Haiwatha's Childhood
Nokomis fell from the moon, a wife but not a mother. She gave birth to Wenonah, a daughter. She would tell her to beware of the West wind, and to not listen to him. Wenonah did not listen. She gave birth to Mud's son, Hiawatha. Mud abandoned Wenonah, and she died. Nokomis was devistated.
She cared for Haiwatha. Hiawatha killed a deer, and Nokomis made him a cloak.
Hiawatha and Mudjekeewis
Hia is now a man, a skilled hunter. He had magic mittens that gave him strength. He had enchanted moccasins that could make him travel fast. He often asked Nok about his father, Mud. He decided to confront his father. Nok warned him not to go, lest he be killed. Hia went anyway. Mud was hapy to see him. They talked a lot, with Mud boasting and Hia listening. Hia accused Mud of killing his mother, and Mud agreed it was his fault. Hia attacked his father with rocks using his mittens. They fought awhile. Mud offered to make Hia the NorthWest wind when he died, and Hia was no longer angry.
Hia bought arrows and fell in love with Minnehaha, the Arrow maker's daughter. He did not mention either to his grandmother.
Hiawatha's fasting
Hia fasted and prayed for profit and advantage for his people. He met a youth, who is there to warn and instruct him, and tells Hia to wrestle with him. Three days/times they wrestled. The fourth time Hia was victorious. This was the seventh day. He watched the youth and made him comfortable until he woke up. The youth gave them maize to grow and eat.
Hiawatha's Friends
Chibiabos, the musician
Kwasid, the strong man
Hiawatha's Sailing
Hia built a canoe. He used stuff from many different trees, and quills from the hedgehog. He controlled the canoe with his thoughts and wishes.
Hiawatha's Fishing
He is fishing for the King of Fishes, and does not do a very good job at first. Eventually he kills Mishe-Nahma, the king of fishes.
"Pleasant was the journey homeward", from the story of Hiawatha, by M.L.Kirk Source: Wikimedia Commons
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