--- title: XVIII. Mondahmin, Who Gave the Corn — Wigwam stories told by North American Indians · full text with trees description: XVIII. Mondahmin, Who Gave the Corn, «Wigwam stories told by North American Indians» by Mary Catherine Judd: the whole chapter, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. It begins: (Chippewa) --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg73136/43/) [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/) / XVIII. Mondahmin, Who Gave the Corn # XVIII. Mondahmin, Who Gave the Corn XVIII. Mondahmin, Who Gave the Corn of «Wigwam stories told by North American Indians» by Mary Catherine Judd: the whole text, 73 sentences and 536 words. 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(Chippewa)[1](1/ "tree and pragmatics") A manitou lived alone in the land.[2](2/ "tree and pragmatics") Wunaumon was his name.[3](3/ "tree and pragmatics") He was brave.[4](4/ "tree and pragmatics") All the animals feared him.[5](5/ "tree and pragmatics") He was a great hunter and the son of Menabozho.[6](6/ "tree and pragmatics") Wunaumon walked all the day through a great woods.[7](7/ "tree and pragmatics") When he came out of the woods he saw a great prairie; it was wide, like a lake of land.[8](8/ "tree and pragmatics") Wunaumon saw trees on the further side of the prairie.[9](9/ "tree and pragmatics") “I will see what is in that forest,” he said.[10](10/ "tree and pragmatics") His steps were long, and he was soon almost across the prairie.[11](11/ "tree and pragmatics") Wunaumon stopped like a deer that is startled.[12](12/ "tree and pragmatics") He was not afraid, but he saw a strange sight.[13](13/ "tree and pragmatics") A stranger came out of the forest across the prairie.[14](14/ "tree and pragmatics") He came to meet Wunaumon.[15](15/ "tree and pragmatics") “Where are you going?” said the stranger.[16](16/ "tree and pragmatics") Then he lifted a pipe of peace, and Wunaumon took it.[17](17/ "tree and pragmatics") They were friends now.[18](18/ "tree and pragmatics") The stranger was short.[19](19/ "tree and pragmatics") He had a red feather in his scalp lock.[20](20/ "tree and pragmatics") His coat was stiff and shiny.[21](21/ "tree and pragmatics") He did not wear deerskin.[22](22/ "tree and pragmatics") They sat down on the prairie.[23](23/ "tree and pragmatics") They smoked the pipe of peace.[24](24/ "tree and pragmatics") “I am very strong,” said Wunaumon.[25](25/ "tree and pragmatics") “How strong are you?”[26](26/ "tree and pragmatics") “I am strong as a man,” said the stranger.[27](27/ "tree and pragmatics") “My name is Wunaumon; what is yours?”[28](28/ "tree and pragmatics") “We will wrestle.[29](29/ "tree and pragmatics") If you throw me, I will tell you my name.[30](30/ "tree and pragmatics") You will win much from me if I fall.[31](31/ "tree and pragmatics") Let us try our strength.”[32](32/ "tree and pragmatics") Wunaumon stood up on the prairie.[33](33/ "tree and pragmatics") He was very tall and strong.[34](34/ "tree and pragmatics") “Come, Red Feather,” he said.[35](35/ "tree and pragmatics") “That is not my name,” the stranger answered.[36](36/ "tree and pragmatics") “If I fall, you shall know my name.[37](37/ "tree and pragmatics") You shall have a great gift.[38](38/ "tree and pragmatics") You must conquer me.[39](39/ "tree and pragmatics") The gift is for all your people.”[40](40/ "tree and pragmatics") It was morning when the two began to wrestle.[41](41/ "tree and pragmatics") They were both very strong.[42](42/ "tree and pragmatics") One could not make the other fall.[43](43/ "tree and pragmatics") They had no more breath.[44](44/ "tree and pragmatics") They stopped and began again.[45](45/ "tree and pragmatics") They did this many times.[46](46/ "tree and pragmatics") It was a great battle.[47](47/ "tree and pragmatics") The sun began to go down.[48](48/ "tree and pragmatics") Wunaumon thought that the sun was ashamed to see his weakness.[49](49/ "tree and pragmatics") Wunaumon put his feet very hard on the ground.[50](50/ "tree and pragmatics") He grew very fierce.[51](51/ "tree and pragmatics") His arms were strong like the legs of a bear.[52](52/ "tree and pragmatics") There was a great noise.[53](53/ "tree and pragmatics") “Red Feather, I have made you fall,” said he; “what is your name?”[54](54/ "tree and pragmatics") “My name is Mondahmin.[55](55/ "tree and pragmatics") My body is my gift to you.[56](56/ "tree and pragmatics") Cover me with the fine dust where we have wrestled.[57](57/ "tree and pragmatics") Come to this place often.[58](58/ "tree and pragmatics") You will see me again.[59](59/ "tree and pragmatics") I will bring gifts out of this prairie to your people.”[60](60/ "tree and pragmatics") Wunaumon covered Mondahmin.[61](61/ "tree and pragmatics") He went into the forest and waited one moon.[62](62/ "tree and pragmatics") He came back to the place of wrestling.[63](63/ "tree and pragmatics") Two green feathers were waving in the air above the little hill he had made.[64](64/ "tree and pragmatics") A voice like singing came out of the green plumes.[65](65/ "tree and pragmatics") “This is the corn, the gift of Mondahmin.[66](66/ "tree and pragmatics") Watch this plant and take the seeds to the tribe that lives nearest you.[67](67/ "tree and pragmatics") Tell them to make a feast to Mondahmin in the Moon of Fruits.”[68](68/ "tree and pragmatics") Wunaumon took the corn in the month of fruits.[69](69/ "tree and pragmatics") He told the tribe to keep the feast.[70](70/ "tree and pragmatics") The gift of Mondahmin was good.[71](71/ "tree and pragmatics") It saved the people from hunger.[72](72/ "tree and pragmatics") Schoolcraft.[73](73/ "tree and pragmatics") - ← previous: [XVII. How the Indians Came to Know Medicine Plants](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg73136/42/) - next →: [XIX. the Marriage of Mondahmin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg73136/44/) - ↑ back to [Wigwam stories told by North American Indians](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg73136/)