Note 18 — Chapter II · MYTHS AND FOLK-LORE OF THE TIMAGAMI OJIBWA.

Wemicus does not work, although his family is so large. Well, pretty soon the whole family was starving again. Then said Wemicus, “I must go and see Meme (pileated woodpecker), my son-in-law.” He went into the bush and when he reached Meme’s wigwam he found a large white pine in back of it. He noticed that Meme had a sharp pointed nose. He saw that Meme had not much to live on, but nevertheless Meme told his wife to get the cooking pail ready. Then Meme began climbing the pine tree, which was at the back of his wigwam, and began pecking in the trunk with his nose. Pretty soon he came down with a raccoon.18 When Wemicus saw this, he thought, “That is a great thing; I must try it.” Meme burned off the hair and cleaned the raccoon, and shared the meat on a stick to each one. Wemicus received the best part, as he was the grandfather.