◼︎ Chapter 11b / Wenabozho & Musktrat/ pages 151 - 154

  1. What does mewinzha mean? (p. 151)

    • Hint: Use the glossary (p. 218)

  2. Why does Wenabozho run to the top of a hill and climb a pine tree? (p. 151)

  3. Which animals were playing in the water? (p. 152)

  4. What happened to otter? (p. 152)

  5. What happaned to beaver? (p. 152)

  6. If Wenabozho can bring otter and beaver back to life, what does this tell us about Wenabozho? (p. 152)

  7. How was muskrat successful but otter and beaver were not? (p. 153)

  8. What happened when Wenabozho blew the five grains of sand onto the water? (p. 153)

  9. How did Wenabozho create the Earth? (p. 154)

  10. Think about other myths you know.

    • What other story has a flood? (Hint: The ark)

    • What other story has a demigod pulling islands up from the sea floor? (Hint: This demigod also slowed the sun and learned how to make fire)

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