The brothers quickly found
an island in the ocean on the other side of the water to the west.
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The Island had "Wyn" (pronounced "vin") land,
where “Wyn” meant “ fine, smooth and cleared of trees.”
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On the Island, they found
animals on grassland: deer, antelope, foxes, badger, beaver and
buffalo. They found many birds: swans, geese, grouse, ducks, pheasants, loons, and doves.
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They found thousands of
lakes with many kinds of fish.
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They found wood around the
lakes and east of the grasslands.
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They found unseeded rice, other nuts, and berries.
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The cold north winds would
drive snow at them, but wood, grain, animals, furs, and shelters made winter
bearable and summers a pleasure.
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There was plenty of food on
the island. The food was there for
all to eat. Why burden themselves
with keeping animals that had to be fed through the winter. The animals were able to do that by
themselves.
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The Maalan Aarum does not
record the decisions, but the resulting actions of the Lenape do indicate that
they resisted the importation of European animals to the Island in that Ocean.
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The land was a gift from the
Great Spirit for all to share, like the sky and the water.
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