--- title: VI. the Origin of the Crane Tribe of the Ojibway or Chippe… — Wigwam stories told by North American Indians · full text with trees description: VI. the Origin of the Crane Tribe of the Ojibway or Chippewa Indians, «Wigwam stories told by North American Indians» by Mary Catherine Judd: the whole chapter, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. It begins: (Tribe Story) --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg73136/31/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Wigwam stories told by North American…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg73136/) / VI. the Origin of the Crane Tribe of t… # VI. the Origin of the Crane Tribe of the Ojibway or Chippewa Indians VI. the Origin of the Crane Tribe of the Ojibway or Chippewa Indians of «Wigwam stories told by North American Indians» by Mary Catherine Judd: the whole text, 20 sentences and 291 words. The small number after every sentence leads to its own page with its syntax tree and pragmatics, parsed by Mova itself. (Tribe Story)[1](1/ "tree and pragmatics") The Great Spirit sent two cranes from the world above the sky.[2](2/ "tree and pragmatics") They came through an opening between the clouds and tried to find a place upon the earth.[3](3/ "tree and pragmatics") The Great Spirit told them when they were suited with some spot to fold their wings closely to their sides and wait; a change would come over them.[4](4/ "tree and pragmatics") The pair of cranes flew down to the earth and began to search for a home.[5](5/ "tree and pragmatics") They went to the prairies and tasted the buffalo meat.[6](6/ "tree and pragmatics") It was good, but there were many days when no buffalo was in sight.[7](7/ "tree and pragmatics") They feared that the food would not last, and the two cranes flew to a great forest.[8](8/ "tree and pragmatics") In the forest they tasted of the flesh of the elk, the deer, and many other animals.[9](9/ "tree and pragmatics") It was good meat, but it was hard work to hunt, and many days there were neither elk nor deer in sight.[10](10/ "tree and pragmatics") Then the two cranes flew to the Great Lakes.[11](11/ "tree and pragmatics") They tasted of many kinds of fish.[12](12/ "tree and pragmatics") They came to the rapids in the outlet of the lake white men call Lake Superior.[13](13/ "tree and pragmatics") Many fish were in this outlet; every day the fish seemed more plentiful than the day before.[14](14/ "tree and pragmatics") “We will find food here forever.[15](15/ "tree and pragmatics") We will make our home here,” said the two cranes.[16](16/ "tree and pragmatics") They flew away from fishing in the waters.[17](17/ "tree and pragmatics") The two cranes stood on a little hill near the rapids and folded their wings closely to their sides.[18](18/ "tree and pragmatics") The Great Spirit saw their faith, and they were changed into a man and a woman.[19](19/ "tree and pragmatics") Among the Ojibways there is a tribe called the Cranes, who believe they are the children of these two cranes sent by the Great Spirit to the earth.[20](20/ "tree and pragmatics") - ← previous: [V. How Two Squaws Saved Their Band](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg73136/30/) - next →: [VII. Story of the First Man and Woman](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg73136/32/) - ↑ back to [Wigwam stories told by North American Indians](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg73136/)