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Shem is the second son of a poor family who just recently moved to Millfield Mi in hopes of finding a better life and more work. Shem was born crippled with a bum leg, but this does not stop him from eventually running away from home after an argument with his dad to seek a job in detroit.

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Mary goodhue is a Native american who was know far and wide as one of the best doctors or healers in her tribe and in the whole area. While being elderly, she still has plenty of knowledge that can help her and shem.

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This song is mentioned in the story as Shems mothers favorite song

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While Shem is working in Detroit after he ran away, he was chosen for a trading expedition to ferry up to the U.P. and trade with Native tribes. they arrive at a camp and prepare to seek out the tribes. With his leg, the others decide to leave him at their camp to hold things down, but they do not return for mutiple weeks. while he is there, Mary Goodhue stumbles inside and falls to the floor, too weak to stand. later we learn that she was following the tracks of a wolf while exploring and got caught in the bad weather

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After an argument with his father, shem decides to hitch rides to the east until he reaches Detroit in search of a job. He is sent on an expedition with a group to the north to trade for fur. While there, the weather grows terrible and, after Mary stumbles in, they have to find a way to survive in the wilderness and ultimately, after Marys death and the end of winter, have shem find his way home.

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Shems father, a hardworking man who, as his name suggests, played the fiddle. He moved the family westward after being tricked into thinking he had bought a property in a thriving city. but, upon arrival, he realized it was very much in progress.

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Everybody please keep a lookout for my son. He has been missing since last night and we dont know where he could be :(

#Help, #MissingChild