Legend of the Algonquin Indians
Glooskap, the Liar, was praised for his cunning, a virtue that the tribes greatly valued. He had a twin brother named Malsum, the Wolf, who was his opposite and symbolized all evil.
Malsum asked Glooskap how he could die, and the elder brother told him that the only way to kill him was with the touch of a fox's pen. Malsum told Glooskap that he could only die with the root of a frog.
The wicked wolf grabbed a goose with his bow, and while his brother was asleep, he scratched it with a feather he had drawn out of the wing. Glooskap died immediately, but soon resurrected. However, Malsum was determined to kill his brother and destroy him at the first opportunity.
Glooskap headed to the forest and sat near a stream, saying that only a green juncture could kill him. He said it because he knew that the castor was hidden among the junkies, and he would hear everything and then report it to Malsum. The castor revealed to him the secret he thought was his brother's. The wicked Malsum rejoiced so much that he promised the castor to give him whatever he wanted, but he laughed at him when he asked him to have a pigeon's wings. The castor was angry and turned to Glooskap to tell him everything that had happened.
Glooskap took the root of a frog and hurried to find his brother in the depths of the forest, hitting him with the deadly plant.
Native American Cultures: Myths and magic
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