--- title: XL. the Magic Moccasins — Wigwam stories told by North American Indians · full text with trees description: XL. the Magic Moccasins, «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/pg73136/65/) [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/) / XL. the Magic Moccasins # XL. the Magic Moccasins XL. the Magic Moccasins of «Wigwam stories told by North American Indians» by Mary Catherine Judd: the whole text, 67 sentences and 779 words. 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(Chippewa)[1](1/ "tree and pragmatics") An Indian hunter shot at a moose, but his arrow missed and took the life of another hunter, the brother of Wahkandee the Lightning.[2](2/ "tree and pragmatics") Mukwa, who had made the fatal shot, wore a pair of wonderful moccasins.[3](3/ "tree and pragmatics") A manitou had prepared the leather in the moccasins for himself.[4](4/ "tree and pragmatics") The manitou had whispered many secrets to the leather; but he gave it all to the hunter’s wife because of his love for her husband.[5](5/ "tree and pragmatics") Wahkandee, the avenger, came into the forest where Mukwa, the moose hunter, was hiding.[6](6/ "tree and pragmatics") He saw the feathers in Mukwa’s hair and shot his arrows to avenge his brother.[7](7/ "tree and pragmatics") He heard the dry bushes crackle and crept to the place where Mukwa had been.[8](8/ "tree and pragmatics") There lay a pair of fine moccasins and many dry moose bones.[9](9/ "tree and pragmatics") “I will take the fine moccasins.[10](10/ "tree and pragmatics") Mukwa will want them.[11](11/ "tree and pragmatics") I will find him.”[12](12/ "tree and pragmatics") Wahkandee reached down to take the moccasins, but they slipped away from his fingers.[13](13/ "tree and pragmatics") The moccasins fled across the lake, and Wahkandee followed in his canoe.[14](14/ "tree and pragmatics") They crept through the thick brush in the forest on the shores of the lake.[15](15/ "tree and pragmatics") Wahkandee followed like the swift feet of Skika the wood duck.[16](16/ "tree and pragmatics") The thorns tore his buckskin suit, but he never stopped in the chase.[17](17/ "tree and pragmatics") The moccasins seemed to be always within the reach of his hands, but he could never touch them.[18](18/ "tree and pragmatics") Wahkandee thought that the black cloud at the edge of the earth would stop the race; when he reached the place of the black cloud, it was gone.[19](19/ "tree and pragmatics") The moccasins were always before him.[20](20/ "tree and pragmatics") A great mountain was in sight.[21](21/ "tree and pragmatics") Wahkandee followed the flying moccasins over rocks, roots, and crumbling stones.[22](22/ "tree and pragmatics") When going down the further side of the mountain he saw a beautiful white wigwam.[23](23/ "tree and pragmatics") All footprints seemed to come away from it.[24](24/ "tree and pragmatics") None went toward it.[25](25/ "tree and pragmatics") The moccasins had disappeared, and Wahkandee said, “I will rest.”[26](26/ "tree and pragmatics") The white wigwam rested on the stump of a great pine tree.[27](27/ "tree and pragmatics") The wigwam had two doors: one in front and one at the back.[28](28/ "tree and pragmatics") Two Indian girls sat back to back in the middle of the white wigwam, each looking out of a door.[29](29/ "tree and pragmatics") “What is your name?”[30](30/ "tree and pragmatics") Wahkandee asked the girl who sat at the front door.[31](31/ "tree and pragmatics") “My name is ‘The-one-who-sees-all-things-to-come,’” said the girl.[32](32/ "tree and pragmatics") “Have you seen the one who owns the flying moccasins?” asked Wahkandee.[33](33/ "tree and pragmatics") “I look before.[34](34/ "tree and pragmatics") I cannot tell what has gone,” said the maiden.[35](35/ "tree and pragmatics") Wahkandee walked to the other door and faced the other Indian girl.[36](36/ "tree and pragmatics") “What is your name?” he asked.[37](37/ "tree and pragmatics") “My name is ‘The-one-who-sees-all-things-that-have-gone.’”[38](38/ "tree and pragmatics") “Can you see the hunter who slew my brother?” asked Wahkandee.[39](39/ "tree and pragmatics") “I can only see moose bones lying on the ground.[40](40/ "tree and pragmatics") You are hungry.[41](41/ "tree and pragmatics") Take the moose meat that hangs here on the trees and eat.[42](42/ "tree and pragmatics") Our father will make you welcome.[43](43/ "tree and pragmatics") You can see his bow and arrows.[44](44/ "tree and pragmatics") He will come.[45](45/ "tree and pragmatics") You can sleep by the bones of the moose.”[46](46/ "tree and pragmatics") While Wahkandee slept the wigwam was lifted from its place and it floated away.[47](47/ "tree and pragmatics") The stump stretched out its arms and became a great manitou.[48](48/ "tree and pragmatics") The magic moccasins had changed into the maidens.[49](49/ "tree and pragmatics") They now became moccasins again.[50](50/ "tree and pragmatics") One was turned toward the east, and one toward the west.[51](51/ "tree and pragmatics") The manitou touched the dry bones of the moose.[52](52/ "tree and pragmatics") The lost hunter stood before him.[53](53/ "tree and pragmatics") He put on his moccasins.[54](54/ "tree and pragmatics") The manitou touched Wahkandee, and he became like the dry bones of the moose.[55](55/ "tree and pragmatics") He never woke from his sleep.[56](56/ "tree and pragmatics") The manitou turned the hunter’s head toward his home in the north.[57](57/ "tree and pragmatics") The magic moccasins carried him home.[58](58/ "tree and pragmatics") He went as the wild bee goes back to its tree.[59](59/ "tree and pragmatics") The hunter told the story of his moccasins around the council fire.[60](60/ "tree and pragmatics") The women tried to learn from his wife the secret of their making.[61](61/ "tree and pragmatics") She told them how she colored the quills for the patterns she made on the leather.[62](62/ "tree and pragmatics") She told them how she sewed them with sinew.[63](63/ "tree and pragmatics") This the women could see; but they could not see that her fingers had been warm with love for her husband when she wove the quills into the leather and when she sewed it with the sinew.[64](64/ "tree and pragmatics") The women could not know the secrets the manitou had whispered to the leather; nor did they know of the love the manitous have for those who try to please them.[65](65/ "tree and pragmatics") This was why the hunter was saved when he did the wrong that was not in his heart to do.[66](66/ "tree and pragmatics") All the squaws have tried to make magic moccasins, but only Mukwa has ever worn them.[67](67/ "tree and pragmatics") - ← previous: [XXXIX. 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