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The great Earth Mother had two sons, Glooskap and Malsum. Glooskap was
good, wise, and creative; Malsum was evil, selfish, and destructive.
When their mother died, Glooskap went to work creating plants, animals,
and humans from her body. Malsum, in contrast, made poisonous plants and
snakes.
As Glooskap continued to create wonderful things, Malsum grew tired of
his good brother and plotted to kill him.
In jest, Malsum bragged that he was invincible, although there was one
thing that could kill him: the roots of the fern plant.
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He badgered Glooskap for days to find the good brother's
vulnerability.
Finally, as Glooskap could tell no lies, he confided that he could be
killed only by an owl feather. Knowing this, Malsum made a dart from an
owl feather and killed Glooskap.
The power of good is so strong, however; that Glooskap rose from the
dead, ready to avenge himself. Alive again, Glooskap also knew that
Malsum would continue to plot against him.
Glooskap realized that he had no choice but to destroy Malsum in order
that good would survive and his creatures would continue to live. So he
went to a stream and attracted his evil brother by loudly saying that a
certain flowering reed could also kill him.
Glooskap then pulled a fern plant out by the roots and flung it at
Malsum, who fell to the ground dead. Malsum's spirit went underground
and be-came a wicked wolf-spirit that still occasionally torments humans
and animals, but fears the light of day.
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