Act 1, Scene 2 Summary

Scene 2 is set in the yard of Annie Cook's sister, Marie-Adele. She throws stones at a seagull, which is actually Nanabush in disguise. She urges the seagull to fly away, the seagull calls out to her to come with him, but she says she can't fly and shouts at him again to go.

Veronique and her adopted daughter Zhaboonigan come by. Veronique goes into a long story about how angry she is at a woman named Fire Minklater because her husband bought her a secondhand car and because Fire will now be able to go to bigger bingos more often. Veronique asks Marie-Adele how she and her fourteen children are doing, and Marie-Adele says they're fine. Veronique asks who will take care of them when Marie-Adele goes into the hospital. Marie Adele tells her and then says hello to Zhaboonigan, whom...