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In the Moshup stories, Moshup is represented as a benevolent god who feeds whale to the Wampanoag grows corn in lush fields rains shellfish down on the Wampanoag

In the Moshup stories, Moshup is represented as a benevolent god who feeds whale to the Wampanoag grows corn in lush fields rains shellfish down on the Wampanoag

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I have read and in my opinion think the answer is "feeds whale to the Wampanoag" and wanted to get a second opinion to see if I am right.

I 2 4 INDIGENOUS ORAL AND VISUAL LITERATURE [MOSHUP STORY] as recorded by William Baylies, Description of Gay Head (1793) JEW IN this Nantucket Island near Martha's Vineyard. Nantucket Island near Martha's Vineyard. pipe, and turned out the ashes of it in to the sea, which formed the island of Nantucket. Upon the coming of the Europeans into America, Manshop retired in disgust, and won now brisebnis! has never since been seen. gronsqmi grizoqo algooq grorisqiris ing ni [MOSHUP STORY]gorikan no sonsueta Ia in former times, the Indian God, Moiship, resided in part of the island.... To keep up his fires, he pulled up the largest trees by the roots; on which, to satisfy his hunger, he broiled the whale, and the great fish of the sea, throwing out the refuse sufficient to cover several acres. He did not consume all himself; but with a benevolent unde hand, often supplied them with food ready cooked. To facilitate the catching these fish, he threw many large HORTA DE wildstes The following fabulous Traditions and Customs of the DU b ondo Indians of Martha's Vineyard, were communicated to BENJAMIN BASSET, Esq. of Chilmark, by Thomas stones, at proper distances, into the sea, on which he bgn Cooper, a half blooded Indian, of Gay Head, aged about sixty years; and which, he says, he obtained of sigen A wond inolo use might walk with greater ease to himself. This is now called the devil's bridge. On a time, an offering was made to him of all the tobacco on Martha's Vineyard, which having smoked, he knocked the snuff out of this pipe, which formed Nantucket.' When the Christian religion took place in the island, he told them, as light had come his grandmother, who, to use his own expression, was a stout girl, when the English came to the island. zizimolos es všem holgib Th among them, and he belonged to the kingdom of dark-be first Indian who came to the Vineyard, was unagibal or te siti 01 brought thither with his dog on a cake of ice. When ness, he must take his leave; which to their great sorrow, dark-ngibal he came to Gay Head, he found a very large man, whose he accordingly did; and has never been heard of since. sorrow, dinostor name was Moshup. He had a wife and five children, four sons and one daughter; and lived in the Den. He used [MOSHUP STORY] sono quileoM dennispA is brebt sib to binala sily boiss only indig lihtswog'orb qurol to catch whales, and then pluck up trees, and make a as recorded by anonymous, "Origin of the Island of ch miesnil go fire, and roast them. The coals of the tree, and the bones in ba Nantucket"2 (1787) Late STB ETDA JE UND DOT lifholos sdf 3.1 Debiy qudrol bas of the whales, are now to be seen. After he was tired losdin modi gniwe omioi 212201 BY door O n the west end of Martha's Vineyard, are high cliffs of staying here, he told his children to go and play ball on a beach that joined Noman's Land to Gay Head. He of variegated coloured earths, known by the name of then made a mark with his toe across the beach at each Gayhead. On the top of the hill is a large cavity, which has end, and so deep, that the water followed, and cut away the appearance of the crater of an extinguished volcano, ne the beach; so that his children were in fear of drown- ing. They took their sister up, and held her out of the and there are evident marks of former subterraneous fires.yowater. He told them to act as if they were going to kill into America, that his name was Manshop; that he used The Indians who live about this spot have a tradition that take up to step out on a ledge of rocks which ran into the sea, and a certain deity resided there before the Europeans came in a whale, which he broiled for his own eating on par noloo digo the coals of the aforesaid volcano, and often invited the gave whales; and they were all turned into killers (a fish so called). The sister was dressed in large stripes. He them a strict charge always to be kind to her. His wife mourned the loss of her children so exceedingly, that he THOODR 98 PIS 24 ST mant DEUTS 2911 Indians to dine with him, or gave them the relicks of his his meal. That once to shew their gratitude to Manshop for very great kindness to them, they made an offering to him of all the tobacco which grew upon the island in one season. This was scarcely sufficient to fill his great pipe, but he received the present very graciously, smoked his 21 or shemoqmi hadd bhes threw her 8.mp er away. bras recorded by Benjamin Bassett, Fabulous Traditions and Customs of the Indians of Martha's Vineyard (1806) w stol volos datomy Sr 2005 away. She fell upon Seconet, near the rocks, Couco BOLLENTIL where she lived some time, exacting contribution of all who passed by water. After a while she was changed into a stone. The entire shape remained for many years. But after the English came, some of them broke off the arms, head, etc. but the most of the body remains to this day. Moshup went away nobody knows whither. He had no conversation with the Indians, but was kind to them, by sending whales, etc. ashore to them to eat. But after they grew thick around him he left them.
Transcribed Image Text:I 2 4 INDIGENOUS ORAL AND VISUAL LITERATURE [MOSHUP STORY] as recorded by William Baylies, Description of Gay Head (1793) JEW IN this Nantucket Island near Martha's Vineyard. Nantucket Island near Martha's Vineyard. pipe, and turned out the ashes of it in to the sea, which formed the island of Nantucket. Upon the coming of the Europeans into America, Manshop retired in disgust, and won now brisebnis! has never since been seen. gronsqmi grizoqo algooq grorisqiris ing ni [MOSHUP STORY]gorikan no sonsueta Ia in former times, the Indian God, Moiship, resided in part of the island.... To keep up his fires, he pulled up the largest trees by the roots; on which, to satisfy his hunger, he broiled the whale, and the great fish of the sea, throwing out the refuse sufficient to cover several acres. He did not consume all himself; but with a benevolent unde hand, often supplied them with food ready cooked. To facilitate the catching these fish, he threw many large HORTA DE wildstes The following fabulous Traditions and Customs of the DU b ondo Indians of Martha's Vineyard, were communicated to BENJAMIN BASSET, Esq. of Chilmark, by Thomas stones, at proper distances, into the sea, on which he bgn Cooper, a half blooded Indian, of Gay Head, aged about sixty years; and which, he says, he obtained of sigen A wond inolo use might walk with greater ease to himself. This is now called the devil's bridge. On a time, an offering was made to him of all the tobacco on Martha's Vineyard, which having smoked, he knocked the snuff out of this pipe, which formed Nantucket.' When the Christian religion took place in the island, he told them, as light had come his grandmother, who, to use his own expression, was a stout girl, when the English came to the island. zizimolos es všem holgib Th among them, and he belonged to the kingdom of dark-be first Indian who came to the Vineyard, was unagibal or te siti 01 brought thither with his dog on a cake of ice. When ness, he must take his leave; which to their great sorrow, dark-ngibal he came to Gay Head, he found a very large man, whose he accordingly did; and has never been heard of since. sorrow, dinostor name was Moshup. He had a wife and five children, four sons and one daughter; and lived in the Den. He used [MOSHUP STORY] sono quileoM dennispA is brebt sib to binala sily boiss only indig lihtswog'orb qurol to catch whales, and then pluck up trees, and make a as recorded by anonymous, "Origin of the Island of ch miesnil go fire, and roast them. The coals of the tree, and the bones in ba Nantucket"2 (1787) Late STB ETDA JE UND DOT lifholos sdf 3.1 Debiy qudrol bas of the whales, are now to be seen. After he was tired losdin modi gniwe omioi 212201 BY door O n the west end of Martha's Vineyard, are high cliffs of staying here, he told his children to go and play ball on a beach that joined Noman's Land to Gay Head. He of variegated coloured earths, known by the name of then made a mark with his toe across the beach at each Gayhead. On the top of the hill is a large cavity, which has end, and so deep, that the water followed, and cut away the appearance of the crater of an extinguished volcano, ne the beach; so that his children were in fear of drown- ing. They took their sister up, and held her out of the and there are evident marks of former subterraneous fires.yowater. He told them to act as if they were going to kill into America, that his name was Manshop; that he used The Indians who live about this spot have a tradition that take up to step out on a ledge of rocks which ran into the sea, and a certain deity resided there before the Europeans came in a whale, which he broiled for his own eating on par noloo digo the coals of the aforesaid volcano, and often invited the gave whales; and they were all turned into killers (a fish so called). The sister was dressed in large stripes. He them a strict charge always to be kind to her. His wife mourned the loss of her children so exceedingly, that he THOODR 98 PIS 24 ST mant DEUTS 2911 Indians to dine with him, or gave them the relicks of his his meal. That once to shew their gratitude to Manshop for very great kindness to them, they made an offering to him of all the tobacco which grew upon the island in one season. This was scarcely sufficient to fill his great pipe, but he received the present very graciously, smoked his 21 or shemoqmi hadd bhes threw her 8.mp er away. bras recorded by Benjamin Bassett, Fabulous Traditions and Customs of the Indians of Martha's Vineyard (1806) w stol volos datomy Sr 2005 away. She fell upon Seconet, near the rocks, Couco BOLLENTIL where she lived some time, exacting contribution of all who passed by water. After a while she was changed into a stone. The entire shape remained for many years. But after the English came, some of them broke off the arms, head, etc. but the most of the body remains to this day. Moshup went away nobody knows whither. He had no conversation with the Indians, but was kind to them, by sending whales, etc. ashore to them to eat. But after they grew thick around him he left them.
In the Moshup stories, Moshup is represented as a benevolent god who feeds whale to the Wampanoag grows corn in lush fields rains shellfish down on the Wampanoag
Transcribed Image Text:In the Moshup stories, Moshup is represented as a benevolent god who feeds whale to the Wampanoag grows corn in lush fields rains shellfish down on the Wampanoag
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