Manitoes constitute the great power and absorbing topic of Indian lore.
After staying in it some time, they were informed of a number of manitoes who lived at a distance, and who made it a practice to kill all who came to their lodge.
As he entered he saw five horrid-looking manitoes in the act of eating.
They are deemed most acceptable to the Manitoes or spirits whose influence and protection they wish to engage or preserve.
Here twelve arrows were put into his hands, and he was told that there were a great many manitoes in the northern sky, against whom he must go to war and try to waylay and shoot them.
Now at one time Chemanitou was a very long time building an animal of such great bulk that it looked like a mountain upon the centre of the island, and all the manitoes from all parts came to see what it was.
The manitoes crowded to Metowac to see what was the matter.
The people told them that there were a number of manitoes who lived some distance away and who killed all who came to their lodge.
The twelfth arrow he held a long time in his hands, and looked around keenly on every side to spy the manitoes he was after, but these manitoes were very cunning, and could change their form in a moment.
Around the lodge Pauppukkeewis and his friends saw a large number of bones, the remains of the warriors whom the manitoeshad slain.
When he entered he found five horrible-looking manitoes eating.
Their eyes were set low in their heads as if the manitoes were half starved.
All the manitoes fled with fear, and the image came forth with a great noise and most terrible to behold.
The Manitoes answered: "Oh, yes, we will be easy with you.
As he entered, Grasshopper saw five horrid-looking Manitoes in the act of eating.
This sacred offering he carefully put up in cedar bags, and then commenced a journey to such places as he knew they inhabited, to leave his offering, and to obtain the permission of the Manitoes to retain his trophy.
They did not conceal any thing; and they expressed their gratitude to the different Manitoes who had preserved them, by feasting and gifts, and particularly to the sun and moon, who had received them as their children.
My son," said he, "some of those Manitoes I have invited are very wicked, and I warn you particularly of the one who wished to marry my daughter.
The twelfth arrow he held a long time in his hands, and looked around keenly on every side to spy the manitoes he was after.
Here twelve arrows were put into his hands, and he was told that there were a great many manitoes in the northern sky, against whom he must go to war, and try to waylay and shoot them.
But these manitoes were very cunning, and could change their form in a moment.
But the magician Masswaeweinini remained behind on the wide-stretching and picturesque Manatoulins, a group of islands which had been deemed, from the earliest times, a favorite residence of the manitoes or spirits.
My son," said he, "some of these Manitoes that I have asked to come here are of a very wicked temper, and I warn you especially of that Island Spirit who wished to marry my daughter.
The Manitoes answered: "Oh yes, we will be easy with you.
He was a match for any man he met, and there were few manitoes that could get the better of him.
The chief told them of evil manitoes who had killed all the people going to that village.
They did not conceal anything; and they expressed their gratitude to the different Manitoes who had preserved them, by feasting and gifts, and particularly to the sun and moon, who had received them as their children.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "manitoes" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
