How Glooskap Found Summer

How Glooskap Found Summer

Once, a long time ago, the world grew terribly cold. A frosty wind blew out of the north, and an unbroken blanket of ice and snow covered the lands. The cold was so severe that fires couldn't keep the people warm, and the corn wouldn't grow. Plants and trees were dying, and the ground was frozen solid. The people and animals were suffering from cold and hunger. It was a difficult and desperate time. Glooskap, the kind and mighty leader, knew he had to do something to save his people.

The brave Glooskap traveled far to the north, searching for the source of the problem. Glooskap made his way through the bitter cold, carefully searching the northern wasteland. All around him the frosty land was barren and empty of people and animals; everywhere he looked, he found only ice and snow. After a difficult journey, Glooskap came upon an enormous wigwam made of solid ice where the giant Winter lived. Glooskap went straight to the door of the wigwam, determined to confront the powerful giant.

Winter came to the door of the wigwam, welcomed Glooskap, and invited him into his home. Winter was an old and powerful being who had ruled the north from the earliest times with his spells of cold and frost. His icy breath could cover entire lands under a blanket of snow. Once inside, Glooskap was amazed at the beauty and splendor of Winter's icy abode. The walls sparkled like diamonds in the sunlight, reflecting every color of the rainbow. Everything around was still, and white, and beautiful.

Winter began to tell long stories to Glooskap about the time when he had ruled over the Earth. He spoke of days gone by when he had ruled far and wide, and everything had been quiet, beautiful, and peaceful beneath a thick layer of snow. Winter's stories weaved a powerful charm of frost over Glooskap, and he soon fell asleep under Winter's chilling spells.

Winter's magic was strong enough to put Glooskap to sleep, but he could not destroy the mighty warrior. Glooskap slept like a bear for six months under the spell until one day Tatler the Loon flew to find him. Tatler was Glooskap's friend and messenger, and he approached the sleeping Glooskap with news.