Gluskabe and Dzeedzeez (The Baby Who Outmatched the Hero)
Gluskabe, the great culture hero, was resting in his lodge after his many labors when he heard a baby crying. The baby was Dzeedzeez (Wasis in Passamaquoddy), whose mother had left him alone while she gathered firewood. Gluskabe, confident in his powers, decided to quiet the baby himself. He tried using his magic, but the baby only cried louder. He sang his most powerful healing songs, but Dzeedzeez screamed. He tried every trick he knew — shapeshifting, illusions, promises of gifts — and Dzeedzeez simply stared at him and continued wailing. Finally, the great Gluskabe, who had defeated monste