{"id":15347,"date":"2021-11-17T10:37:36","date_gmt":"2021-11-17T10:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/?page_id=15347"},"modified":"2022-12-03T22:12:14","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T22:12:14","slug":"conte-ojibwe-showandasee-547","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/mythology-anichinabians\/story-ojibwe-showandasee-547\/","title":{"rendered":"Ojibwa Tale: Showandasee"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"15347\" class=\"elementor elementor-15347\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a6e06bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a6e06bd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0828d08\" data-id=\"0828d08\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4702134 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4702134\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/mythology-anichinabians\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Anichinabe mythology<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-937fb5e\" data-id=\"937fb5e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8812d6 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c8812d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca\/fr\/article\/ojibwes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Wiki<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f4dda9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f4dda9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6147e95\" data-id=\"6147e95\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7086a8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7086a8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The term Ojibwe comes from <em>Utchibou<\/em>, name given to the XVII<sup>e<\/sup> century to a group that lived north of what is now Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Here is one of their stories: Showandasee.<\/p><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/mythology-anichinabians\/\">Ojibway<\/a> were part of a series of very close, but distinct groups, occupying a territory located between the northeast of the bay <a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/georgian-mythology\/\">Georgian<\/a> and eastern Lake Superior. These peoples who gathered near present-day Sault Ste. Mary are also called <a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/mythology-anichinabians\/\">Saulteaux<\/a>, a term that today refers primarily to the Ojibway peoples of northwestern Ontario and southeastern Manitoba.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9347 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/cropped-AlphaOmega-e1602613368367.png\" alt=\"Ojibway Showandasee\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" title=\"\"><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a402c22 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a402c22\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2788349\" data-id=\"2788349\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d3ad4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d3ad4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/mythology-anichinabians\/story-ojibwe-showandasee-547\/#Showandasee\" >Showandasee<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Showandasee\"><\/span>Showandasee<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d98b24 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d98b24\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7a7cf1\" data-id=\"e7a7cf1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a926536 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a926536\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Long ago, when summer came, Showandasee drifted, heavy and drowsy.<br \/>Showandasee was the name the Ojibwa people gave to the South Wind.<br \/>They watched him in his summer travels and knew what he loved. Showandasee<br \/>loved to laze beneath the shade of the oak trees. He loved to inhale<br \/>the sweet ascent of summer blossoms, and when he breathed, the perfume<br \/>filled the air. The people watched him float over the waters, dipping<br \/>in his fingers to make little rippling waves. Showandasee loved<br \/>the summertime, and the people loved Showandasee.<\/p><p>One day, as Showandasee floated lazily, he looked down and saw<br \/>a most beautiful sight. There, in a grass, he saw a tall, slender<br \/>figure with golden hair. He drifted closer to sigh and wink at the<br \/>golden girl. His heart swelled with love. He came closer still,<br \/>and thought he might call her to his side. But Showandasee was too<br \/>lazy to call, and so he simply drifted past her, admiring her beauty.<\/p><p>The next day Showandasee floated past the field again to see the<br \/>beautiful girl. She was even lovelier than the day before. From<br \/>that day on, Showandasee always thing this same path, wafting over<br \/>the field, looking down on his golden girl as she grew taller. she<br \/>waved to him as she stood amidst the swaying grass.<\/p><p>Each day Showandasee fell more deeply in love. He inhaled more<br \/>deeply as the summer went on, and when he passed his golden girl,<br \/>he let out a long sigh. The air was filled with the sweet fragrance<br \/>of Showandasee&#039;s breath, and the people gave thanks for his love.<br \/>One morning, Showandasee woke at dawn and floated toward his field.<\/p><p>When he glanced down, he rubbed his sleepy eyes, for he could not<br \/>find his golden girl. Where she had once stood, he saw a slender<br \/>woman, but she was not as tall as his golden girl, and her back<br \/>seemed bent from strain. Her hair was no longer shimmering and golden.<br \/>Instead, it was as pale as the fading grass.<\/p><p>\u201cWhat has happened to my golden girl? \u00bb he whispered,<br \/>and he drifted about, trying to find someone who might tell him<br \/>where she had gone. He blew over the fields searching for an answer.<br \/>Before long he came upon North Wind, who had been fast asleep all<br \/>long summer. Now he was awake and began puff. \u201cHave you seen<br \/>my golden girl? Showandasee asked the North Wind.<\/p><p>North Wind laughed, and when he did, the trees below shook at the<br \/>sound. \u201cI saw your golden girl,\u201d said the North Wind,<br \/>\u201cAnd I touched her beautiful golden head. When I did, her hair<br \/>turned color and she seemed to wilt. \u00bb<\/p><p>Showandasee was broken hearted. \u201cyou are cruel,\u201d he cried,<br \/>but again North Wind laughed, and down below the trees began to<br \/>shiver. They waved to Showandasee, calling out, \u201cBlow, Showandasee, blow. \u00bb<\/p><p>Showandasee flew across the fields toward his golden girl, but<br \/>this time he looked down and saw that North wind had touched her<br \/>again. Her hair had turned as white as snow, and she was withered<br \/>and old. Showandasee let out a deep sigh, and when he did the tall,<br \/>slender girl who had once been so golden and strong began to shake<br \/>as hard as the trees. Her hair blew from her head and scattered everywhere.<\/p><p>Not long after Showandasee, too sad to drift lazily, went away<br \/>to search the world for his would be golden girl.<\/p><p>Every year he returns. Every year he finds his golden girl again,<br \/>tall and beautiful amidst the fields of grass. When he sees her,<br \/>he begins once more to float and sigh across the land, and does<br \/>so until North Wind appears again and touches all the golden girls<br \/>with his here fingers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anishinabe Mythology Wiki The term Ojibwe comes from Outchibou, a name given in the 17th century to a group that lived in \u2026 <\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":3405,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15347","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15347"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15347\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25302,"href":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15347\/revisions\/25302"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}