--- title: X. Legend of the Arbutus — Wigwam stories told by North American Indians · full text with trees description: X. Legend of the Arbutus, «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, 1894) --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg73136/79/) [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/) / X. Legend of the Arbutus # X. Legend of the Arbutus X. Legend of the Arbutus of «Wigwam stories told by North American Indians» by Mary Catherine Judd: the whole text, 66 sentences and 698 words. 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(Chippewa, 1894)[1](1/ "tree and pragmatics") An old teepee stood by a frozen river in the forest where there are many pine trees.[2](2/ "tree and pragmatics") The tops of the trees were white with snow.[3](3/ "tree and pragmatics") The teepee was almost covered with the snow.[4](4/ "tree and pragmatics") An old chief sat in this teepee; his hair was like the icicles that hang from dead pine-tree branches; he was very old.[5](5/ "tree and pragmatics") He was covered with furs.[6](6/ "tree and pragmatics") The floor of his teepee was covered with the skins of the bear and the elk.[7](7/ "tree and pragmatics") He had been a great hunter.[8](8/ "tree and pragmatics") His name was Peboan.[9](9/ "tree and pragmatics") Peboan was faint with hunger, and he was cold.[10](10/ "tree and pragmatics") He had been hunting for three days.[11](11/ "tree and pragmatics") He had killed nothing.[12](12/ "tree and pragmatics") All the moose, deer, and bear had gone.[13](13/ "tree and pragmatics") They had left no trail.[14](14/ "tree and pragmatics") Wabasso, the rabbit, had hidden in the bushes.[15](15/ "tree and pragmatics") There was no food, no meat for Peboan.[16](16/ "tree and pragmatics") He called upon the great Menabozho for help.[17](17/ "tree and pragmatics") “Come, Menabozho, come help Peboan, the chief of the winter manitous.[18](18/ "tree and pragmatics") Come, for Mukwa the bear has gone from me.[19](19/ "tree and pragmatics") Come, or Peboan must go to the far north to find Mahto the white bear.[20](20/ "tree and pragmatics") Peboan is old, and his feet are weary.”[21](21/ "tree and pragmatics") Peboan crawled on his knees over the furs to the little fire in the middle of the teepee.[22](22/ "tree and pragmatics") He blew on the coals with his faint breath, and the coals grew very red.[23](23/ "tree and pragmatics") His breath was like a wind; the coals made the wind warm like a south wind.[24](24/ "tree and pragmatics") The deerskins that covered the teepee trembled like leaves, for the warm wind blew them.[25](25/ "tree and pragmatics") Peboan sat on the furs on the floor of his teepee and waited.[26](26/ "tree and pragmatics") He knew Menabozho would hear him.[27](27/ "tree and pragmatics") Peboan heard no sound, but he looked toward the door of his teepee.[28](28/ "tree and pragmatics") It was lifted back, and he saw a beautiful Indian maiden.[29](29/ "tree and pragmatics") She carried a great bundle of willow buds in her arms.[30](30/ "tree and pragmatics") Her dress was of sweet grass and early maple leaves.[31](31/ "tree and pragmatics") Her eyes were like a young deer.[32](32/ "tree and pragmatics") Her hair was like the blackest feathers of a crow, and it was so long that it was like a blanket over her shoulders.[33](33/ "tree and pragmatics") She was small; her feet were hidden in two moccasin flowers.[34](34/ "tree and pragmatics") “Menabozho heard Peboan, the winter manitou.[35](35/ "tree and pragmatics") He has sent me.[36](36/ "tree and pragmatics") I am Segun.”[37](37/ "tree and pragmatics") “You are welcome, Segun.[38](38/ "tree and pragmatics") Sit by my fire; it is warm.[39](39/ "tree and pragmatics") I have no meat.[40](40/ "tree and pragmatics") Sit down and tell me what you can do.”[41](41/ "tree and pragmatics") “Peboan may tell first what he can do,” said Segun.[42](42/ "tree and pragmatics") Peboan said: “I am a winter manitou; I blow my breath, and the flowers die.[43](43/ "tree and pragmatics") The waters stand still; the leaves fall and die.”[44](44/ "tree and pragmatics") Segun said: “I am a summer manitou; I blow my breath, and the flowers open their eyes.[45](45/ "tree and pragmatics") The waters follow me on my trail.”[46](46/ "tree and pragmatics") Peboan said: “I shake my hair, and the snow falls on the mountains, like the feathers of Waubese, the great white swan.”[47](47/ "tree and pragmatics") Segun said: “I shake my hair, and warm rain falls from the clouds.[48](48/ "tree and pragmatics") I call, and the birds answer me.[49](49/ "tree and pragmatics") The trees put on their leaves, and the grass grows thick like the fur of the bear.[50](50/ "tree and pragmatics") The summer sky is my teepee.[51](51/ "tree and pragmatics") Menabozho has said that the time has come for you to go.”[52](52/ "tree and pragmatics") Peboan’s head bent over on his shoulder.[53](53/ "tree and pragmatics") The sun melted the snow on the pine trees; it melted the snow on the teepee.[54](54/ "tree and pragmatics") Segun waved her hands over Peboan, and a strange thing happened.[55](55/ "tree and pragmatics") Peboan grew smaller and smaller.[56](56/ "tree and pragmatics") His deerskin clothes turned to leaves and covered Peboan on the ground.[57](57/ "tree and pragmatics") Segun looked, but Peboan was gone.[58](58/ "tree and pragmatics") She took some flowers from her hair and hid them under the leaves on the ground.[59](59/ "tree and pragmatics") There was ice on the leaves, but it did not hurt the pink flowers.[60](60/ "tree and pragmatics") Segun breathed on the flowers, and they became sweet.[61](61/ "tree and pragmatics") She said: “I go, but the flowers shall stay to tell of Segun’s visit to Peboan.[62](62/ "tree and pragmatics") The children shall find them and know that Segun has sent Peboan away.[63](63/ "tree and pragmatics") It shall be so each time the snows melt and the rivers begin to run.[64](64/ "tree and pragmatics") This flower shall tell that spring has come.”[65](65/ "tree and pragmatics") Peboan’s teepee was sweet with the breath of the flowers, but Segun was gone.[66](66/ "tree and pragmatics") - ← previous: [IX. 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