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Of these the most conspicuous is that remarkable personage of Algonquin tradition, called Manabozho, Messou, Michabou, Nanabush, or the Great
The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century Francis Parkman 1858
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"Not so fast," called Manabozho after him; and then he added to himself as he panted after, "Oh, this tail!"
The Indian Fairy Book From the Original Legends Cornelius Mathews 1853
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They told him that their fathers spoke often of a celebrated personage called Manabozho, who performed great exploits.
The Myth of Hiawatha, and Other Oral Legends, Mythologic and Allegoric, of the North American Indians Henry Rowe Schoolcraft 1828
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"Manabozho," said he, "cover your head with the robe, and do not look at me while I am at these bones, for a piece may fly in your eye."
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"Manabozho," said the wolf, "you must have been looking, or you would not have got hurt."
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"Manabozho," said the old wolf, "you must have been looking or you would not have got hurt."
The Indian Fairy Book From the Original Legends Cornelius Mathews 1853
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"Manabozho," said he, "cover your head with the robe, and do not look at me while I am busy with these bones, for a piece may fly in your eye."
The Indian Fairy Book From the Original Legends Cornelius Mathews 1853
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"Manabozho," he said, "this is the only thing we eat; what else can we give you?"
The Indian Fairy Book From the Original Legends Cornelius Mathews 1853
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"Manabozho," called out the woodpecker, "your enemy has a weak point; shoot at the lock of hair on the crown of his head."
The Indian Fairy Book From the Original Legends Cornelius Mathews 1853
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"Manabozho," said the wolf, "you _must_ have been looking, or you would not have got hurt."
The Myth of Hiawatha, and Other Oral Legends, Mythologic and Allegoric, of the North American Indians Henry Rowe Schoolcraft 1828
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