Shin-ge-bis Fools the North Wind
In Larned's adaptation of Schoolcraft-derived material, Shin-ge-bis resists and outwits the North Wind through preparation, fire, and refusal to be driven from his winter home.
The tale contrasts a small determined figure with a personified winter power. Its dramatic center is endurance rather than conquest: Shin-ge-bis survives conditions meant to force every other creature away.
Schoolcraft-era collecting frequently obscured precise nation, language, and storyteller attribution. Loreveil therefore files this under the historical collection itself until a stronger community-specific source can replace or refine the attribution.
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Sources & citations
Larned, W. T. American Indian Fairy Tales. Adapted principally from Henry R. Schoolcraft's Algic Researches. P. F. Volland Company, 1921.
W. T. Larned, adapting material collected by Henry R. Schoolcraft · P. F. Volland Company; digital edition by Project Gutenberg · 1921
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