Mewanee, the Little Indian Boy

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Mewanee, the Little Indian Boy

by Belle Wiley

EN·~43 minutes·12 chapters

Chapters

12 total
1

Transcriber’s Note:

0:06
2

MEWANEE THE LITTLE INDIAN BOY

0:35
3

I THE PEOPLE

5:21
4

II THE HOME

3:19
5

III THE HUNT

4:18
6

IV THE ENEMY

3:28
7

V THE FRIENDLY TRIBE

3:50
8

VI THE COUNCIL

6:27
9

VII IN THE FOREST

6:46
10

VIII THE SACRIFICE

4:14

Description

In a deep North American forest, a young boy named Mewanee lives with his family and the tribe his father leads. The story gently shows his everyday life—helping his mother in the cornfield, watching his baby brother swing in a bark cradle, and moving through a world where birds, squirrels, and even hares seem to understand his voice. The vivid setting paints a picture of a close‑knit community bound to the land and its rhythms.

One bright morning Mewanee dashes after a playful hare, his feet as swift as the wind, forgetting his brother for a moment before he remembers and rushes back. The chase leads him to climb a towering cedar, where he comforts his crying sibling and shares nuts with curious squirrels, highlighting the deep bond between the brothers. As the day ends and their mother returns from the fields, listeners are left with a sense of wonder about the adventures that await in the forest.

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Language

en

Duration

~43 minutes (42K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Richard Tonsing, Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)

Release date

2020-08-15

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

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Belle Wiley

A writer of early 20th-century children's books, she is best known for stories that imagine the lives of young people in North American Indigenous cultures. Her work often blends storytelling with a classroom-friendly, educational tone.

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