118 THE MENOMINI INDIANS [eth.ann.u 



particular favors. The following is a translation of the story, without 

 the repetition of words and phrases : 



"A long time after Ma'nabush had left his people, a party of ten 

 men was made up to go in search of him. They set out aud after a 

 long day's journey went into camp for the night. On the next day 

 they traveled far, aud at night again slept on the ground. On the 

 third day they started early, but after a long journey they still failed 

 to find any trace of the whereabouts of Ma'nabush. As they were 

 sitting around the camp fire in the evening they heard some one drum- 

 ming and singing. The sound did not appear to be very far away ; 

 still they retired, as they had had a long day's walk. 



"On the following morning they still heard the sound of drumming 

 and singing, so they started in the direction of it, but at night they 

 appeared to be no nearer than when they started in the morning. In 

 this way they went along each day until the tenth day after their 

 departure from their camp, when they suddenly came to a large wig- 

 wam. The ground around on the outside was bare and smooth, and 

 the party went forward to the entrance and looked in, where they saw 

 Ma'nabush seated at his drum, singing. When he saw the party he 

 said, 'My uncles, come in and sit down. Tell me what it is that 

 brought you so far to see me, for 1 am sure it must be something very 

 important.' 



"The first one to speak said to Ma'nabush, ' Ma'nabush, I came to 

 you because I want to become a great warrior.' ' Hau ;' said Ma'nabush, 

 'you shall be a great warrior, as yon desire, and you shall be engaged 

 in four great battles, in which you and all of your warriors shall escape 

 unhurt.' 



"Then Mii'nabush turned to the second one of the party and said, 

 ' My uncle, what do you wish of me, that you have come so far to seek V 



'" Ma'nabush, ' replied the one spoken to, 'I can not get any girl to 

 marry me, because there is nothing attractive about me. Beside that, 

 I am a poor hunter aud can not get any deer; and I also want to become 

 a great warrior.' 



" ' My uncle,' said Ma'nabush, ' your desire is granted ; you shall have 

 plenty of girls to admire you; you also shall become a great hunter and 

 a brave and successful warrior.' 



" Then Ma'nabush looked toward the third of the visitors and said, 

 'My uncle, what is it that you desire?' 



" The man then looked at Ma'nabush and said, ' Ma'nabush, I want 

 a pe'qtshiku'na (medicine bag), that I may be able to cure the sick and 

 to heal wounds.' 



"Ma'nabush replied to this request, saying, 'My uncle, you shall 

 have a pe'qtshiku'na, and it shall be as you desire.' 



"The fourth of the visitors, whose turn had now come to announce 

 his request, sat with his head hanging down, and when Ma'nabush 

 looked at him he could not help laughing, because he knew what the 



