--- title: XXIII. the Girl Who Became a Pine Tree — Wigwam stories told by North American Indians · full text with trees description: XXIII. the Girl Who Became a Pine Tree, «Wigwam stories told by North American Indians» by Mary Catherine Judd: the whole chapter, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. It begins: (Ojibway) --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg73136/48/) [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/) / XXIII. the Girl Who Became a Pine Tree # XXIII. the Girl Who Became a Pine Tree XXIII. the Girl Who Became a Pine Tree of «Wigwam stories told by North American Indians» by Mary Catherine Judd: the whole text, 40 sentences and 513 words. 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(Ojibway)[1](1/ "tree and pragmatics") On the shores of Gitchee Gumee, the Big Sea Water, were many forests.[2](2/ "tree and pragmatics") Manitouwah was a sacred grove of great trees by the water.[3](3/ "tree and pragmatics") Many pukwudjinnies, or little people, lived among these trees.[4](4/ "tree and pragmatics") Near by was an Indian village of many teepees; in one teepee lived Leelinaw with her father and mother.[5](5/ "tree and pragmatics") She loved the great trees.[6](6/ "tree and pragmatics") She came very often to sit in their dark shadows and hear their leaves whisper to the blue water.[7](7/ "tree and pragmatics") One day a famous old war chief came to her father’s teepee with gifts.[8](8/ "tree and pragmatics") Leelinaw ran to the grove, for she did not love the old war chief.[9](9/ "tree and pragmatics") Her father took his gifts, and she was to be the old war chief’s bride.[10](10/ "tree and pragmatics") Her heart was very heavy.[11](11/ "tree and pragmatics") The stranger went away for a time.[12](12/ "tree and pragmatics") Leelinaw came back and said: “His voice and his people are strange to me.[13](13/ "tree and pragmatics") Leelinaw will go with him, for her father commands her to do it; but first let your child have one more day in the grove by the Big Sea Water.”[14](14/ "tree and pragmatics") The mother knew her child’s heart, and the father said it should be as Leelinaw had asked.[15](15/ "tree and pragmatics") She ran back to the grove and leaning against a tall tree told to it her sorrow.[16](16/ "tree and pragmatics") A voice came to her heart from the rustling leaves.[17](17/ "tree and pragmatics") She understood the tree’s language.[18](18/ "tree and pragmatics") It said: “Lean on me, Leelinaw; I am strong.[19](19/ "tree and pragmatics") I will help you.[20](20/ "tree and pragmatics") Stay here in the pleasant forest by the Big Sea Water.[21](21/ "tree and pragmatics") All the trees will miss you, but I love you best of all.[22](22/ "tree and pragmatics") Stay with us forever.”[23](23/ "tree and pragmatics") The gentle voice of the leaves comforted Leelinaw.[24](24/ "tree and pragmatics") She went back to the teepee.[25](25/ "tree and pragmatics") In the morning she dressed herself in the robe of white deerskin which her mother had made.[26](26/ "tree and pragmatics") She took some wild rice in her hand and went away.[27](27/ "tree and pragmatics") She did not come back at sunset; then her parents believed that the war chief had carried away his bride; but the next day he came asking for Leelinaw or his gifts.[28](28/ "tree and pragmatics") The parents called the men of the village together and searched through the forest.[29](29/ "tree and pragmatics") The father gave back his gifts to the war chief, for Leelinaw could not be found.[30](30/ "tree and pragmatics") Three moons had gone when two Indians in their birch-bark canoe saw Leelinaw sitting by the Big Sea Water watching them.[31](31/ "tree and pragmatics") Beside her stood a tall brave with green feathers in his hair.[32](32/ "tree and pragmatics") The two Indians in the boat called to the two on the shore.[33](33/ "tree and pragmatics") Leelinaw waved her hand to them.[34](34/ "tree and pragmatics") Then they could see her no more, but two tall pines stood in the place where she and the brave had been resting.[35](35/ "tree and pragmatics") No trees had been there before.[36](36/ "tree and pragmatics") Then the two Indians went to the village and told the father and mother of Leelinaw.[37](37/ "tree and pragmatics") “The little people have done this thing,” said the parents.[38](38/ "tree and pragmatics") “Let us take gifts to the two pine trees.”[39](39/ "tree and pragmatics") They did so, and the pine leaves sang sweet songs to them, but the parents thought it was only the summer wind.[40](40/ "tree and pragmatics") - ← previous: [XXII. an Indian Temperance Speech](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg73136/47/) - next →: [XXIV. the White Stone Canoe](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg73136/49/) - ↑ back to [Wigwam stories told by North American Indians](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg73136/)