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food. He asked the girl what she was doing, and she told him that she was looking for moonshine moccasins. The rat asked her why she wanted them. Then she told him that her sister-in-law was sick. If she had moonshine moccasins she would get well, or if she only saw them she would get well.
"I have a pair," said the rat. "If you wait I will go and get them for you." He then dove beneath the water and soon returned with the moccasins. The girl thanked the muskrat and ran to the sick woman with them. They were beautifully made and ornamented. When her sister-in-law put them on she immediately began to re¬ cover her health. Soon she was entirely well. Her life was saved by the moonshine moccasins. (Ontario Ojibwa Tale)
THE MAGIC ARROW
Wisiikejak, who was traveling, heard a peculiar noise in the woods ahead of him. Being anxious to learn what it was he walked in the direction of the sound. Although he walked fast he did not reach it on the first nor the second day. On the third day he came upon a man who was making an arrow. He was fashioning it with great care. Wisiikejak asked him why he was spending so much time and care on the making of an ordinary arrow. It must be a very important weapon. In reply the stranger told him that it was a medicine or magic arrow. Its owner had only to wish for whatever game he desired, shut his eyes, and pull the bow-string. Whatever game he had wished for would lay before him when he again re¬ opened his eyes. Wisukejak wanted the arrow very badly and begged so hard for it that the stranger, who was a manitou, finafly said he would give it to him provided Wisukejak would let him shoot at him with the arrow three times. So he stood up and let the stranger shoot at him.
The first shot was so swift and hard that it knocked Wisukejak down. The second was harder than the first, it tumbled him over and over. The third laid him flat. He was almost killed by the blow. But he ROW had the magic arrow. The stranger disappeared. Then Wisukejak tried the power of the arrow. He closed his eyes and wished for a deer. He drew the bow and fired. Then he opened his eyes and there lay the deer. He was greatly plea.sed so he went farther into the woods. Now he wished for a bear, but he forgot and opened his eyes before he pulled the bow. The magic arrow sped away and never came back. (Cree Tale)
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Object Description
| Page Title | Folklore Pamphlets, 1921-1945 |
| Author | Brown, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1872-1946 |
| Place of Publication | Madison, Wis. |
| Source Creation Date | 1921-1945 |
| Language | English |
| Digital Format | XML |
| Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
| Electronic Publication Date | 2006 |
| Digital Identifier | TP423000 |
| Description |
Charles E. Brown (1872-1946) was curator of the Museum of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin and secretary of the Wisconsin Archaeological Society. He also collected a substantial body of folklore on Wisconsin Indians, lumbering, steamboating, local history, and related topics which he published in pamphlet form. Brown created these pamphlets for the Wisconsin Archaeological Society, the Wisconsin Folklore Society, courses he taught during University of Wisconsin summer sessions, and simply as privately published booklets for the amusement of his friends and colleagues. Most are only 4-8 pages long. In the printed booklets, Brown did not usually cite sources for the tales, but his correspondence and research notes are available in the Wisconsin Historical Society Archives in boxes 2-10 of Wis Mss HB.
The links below will open a collection of 47 pamphlets totaling 444 pages that were issued between 1921 and 1945 (all that are known to exist). They have been grouped loosely according to subject and appear in the following order: Native American Folklore: Indian Folk Lore (1921), Moccasin Tales (1935), Birchbark Tales (1941), Lake Mendota Indian Legends (1927), Indian Flower Toys and Games (1931), Lake Mendota: Prehistory, History and Legends (1933), Winabozho, Hero-God of the Indians of the Old Northwest (1944), Indian Star Lore (1930), Wigwam Tales (1930) Lumbering and Logging: Paul Bunyan Tales (1922; revised editions, 1927 and 1929), Paul Bunyan and Tony Beaver Tales (1930), Paul Bunyan, American Hercules (1937), Paul Bunyan Classics (1945), Paul Bunyan Natural History (1935), Flapjacks from Paul Bunyan's Cook Shanty (1941), Brimstone Bill (1942), Johnny Inkslinger (1944), Bunyan Bunkhouse Yarns (1945), Shanty Boy (1945), Ole Olson (1945), Sourdough Sam (1945) Other Wisconsin & American Folklore: Ghost Tales (1931), The Ridgeway Ghost (1943), "Cousin Jack" Stories (1940; Cornish folklore), Prairie Stories (1934), Whiskey Jack Yarns (1940; river rafting folklore), Old Man River (1940), Sea Serpents (1942), Bluenose Brainerd Stories (1943), Bear Tales (1944), Ben Hooper Tales (1944), Hermits (1945), Lost Treasure Tales (1945), Flower Toys and Games (1923), Insect Lore (1929), Cowboy Tales (1929), Little Stories about George Washington (1932), Gems: Magic, Mystery and Myths of Precious Stones (1932), Old Stormalong Yarns (1933), Cloud Lore (1935), Gypsy Lore (1935), Flower Lore (1938), The Trees of the Campus (1925), Wisconsin Indians (1933), French Pathfinders of Wisconsin (1934) |
| Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
| Format | Text |
| Recommended Citation | Use the bibliographic data on the cover or title page of each individual pamphlet, concluding with the phrase Online facsimile at http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1622 |
| Document Number | TP423 |
| Size | 46 items ; 19-28 cm. |
| URL | http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1622 |
| Owner Collection | Pamphlet Collection; Pamphlets in Rare Book Collection |
| Genre | pamphlet; |
| State/Province | Wisconsin |
| Sub-Topic | Mid-19th century Immigration; Development of the Railroads; Early U.S. Settlement; Farming and Rural Life; The French Fur Trade; Great Lakes Steamships and Canals; Lead Mining in SOuthwestern Wisconsin; Lumbering and Forest Products; |
| Art | Folklore |
| Education | University of Wisconsin |
| Type | Text |
Description
| Page Title | Page 22 |
| Author | Brown, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1872-1946 |
| Place of Publication | Madison, Wis. |
| Source Publisher | C.E. Brown |
| Source Creation Date | 1930 |
| Language | English |
| Digital Format | JPG |
| Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
| Electronic Publication Date | 2006 |
| Digital Identifier | TP423085 |
| Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
| Format | Text |
| Size | 28 p. ; 19 cm. |
| Owner Collection | Pamphlet Collection |
| Owner Object ID | 74- 5020 |
| Genre | pamphlet; |
| Full Text | food. He asked the girl what she was doing, and she told him that she was looking for moonshine moccasins. The rat asked her why she wanted them. Then she told him that her sister-in-law was sick. If she had moonshine moccasins she would get well, or if she only saw them she would get well. "I have a pair" said the rat. "If you wait I will go and get them for you." He then dove beneath the water and soon returned with the moccasins. The girl thanked the muskrat and ran to the sick woman with them. They were beautifully made and ornamented. When her sister-in-law put them on she immediately began to re¬ cover her health. Soon she was entirely well. Her life was saved by the moonshine moccasins. (Ontario Ojibwa Tale) THE MAGIC ARROW Wisiikejak, who was traveling, heard a peculiar noise in the woods ahead of him. Being anxious to learn what it was he walked in the direction of the sound. Although he walked fast he did not reach it on the first nor the second day. On the third day he came upon a man who was making an arrow. He was fashioning it with great care. Wisiikejak asked him why he was spending so much time and care on the making of an ordinary arrow. It must be a very important weapon. In reply the stranger told him that it was a medicine or magic arrow. Its owner had only to wish for whatever game he desired, shut his eyes, and pull the bow-string. Whatever game he had wished for would lay before him when he again re¬ opened his eyes. Wisukejak wanted the arrow very badly and begged so hard for it that the stranger, who was a manitou, finafly said he would give it to him provided Wisukejak would let him shoot at him with the arrow three times. So he stood up and let the stranger shoot at him. The first shot was so swift and hard that it knocked Wisukejak down. The second was harder than the first, it tumbled him over and over. The third laid him flat. He was almost killed by the blow. But he ROW had the magic arrow. The stranger disappeared. Then Wisukejak tried the power of the arrow. He closed his eyes and wished for a deer. He drew the bow and fired. Then he opened his eyes and there lay the deer. He was greatly plea.sed so he went farther into the woods. Now he wished for a bear, but he forgot and opened his eyes before he pulled the bow. The magic arrow sped away and never came back. (Cree Tale) 22 |
| Type | Text |