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 DRAMATIZATION 
 
 OF 
 
 HIAWATHA 
 
 'Then the little Hiawatha 
 Learned of every bird its language ' 
 
 AS PRESENTED IN THE 
 
 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT, 
 OREGON NORMAL SCHOOL 
 
 c. L. McCarthy 
 
 GRADUATE STUDENT. 
 
DRAMATIZATION 
 
 OF 
 
 HIAWATHA 
 
 FOR 
 
 PRIMARY GRADES 
 
 AS PRESENTED IN THE 
 
 English Department, Oregon Normal School 
 
 Price 1 5 Cents 
 
 C. L. McCarthy, Monmouth, Ore. 
 
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 Copyright applied for 
 1915 
 
 ©CIA412160 
 
 JUL 19 1915 
 
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 PREFACE 
 
 ^^^mi^^S^ A RACE, the Indian is withering away; but his cus- 
 toms, traditions, and explanation of natural phenomena 
 have been inextricably woven into our literature. 
 
 ^'Hiawatha" has long been a classic, while love and 
 admiration for this hero is universal among American 
 children. In this booklet the childhood of Hiawatha is 
 given as dramatized by the English Department of the Oregon Normal 
 School, and is designed for use in the Primary Grades of our public 
 schools. The aim has been to make it simple, workable and highly 
 instructive. It is believed that the illustrations will materially assist 
 teachers in arranging the setting. 
 
 Before dramatizing the story, teachers should spend some time in 
 preparing children for its appreciation. The habits, life and customs 
 of the Indians should be discussed so that the pupils may more fully 
 understand and be interested in the child Hiawatha. To this end, it 
 is suggested that the poem be taken up in sections corresponding, as 
 far as possible, to the scenes as herein arranged. Each section should 
 be discussed with the children, and, if practicable, illustrated on the 
 board. 
 
 Grateful acknowledgment is made to Miss Rosa B. Parrott, head of 
 the English Department, Oregon Normal School, and to Miss Carlotta 
 Crowley, to whom I am indebted for the illustrations. 
 
 c. L. McCarthy. 
 
 Oregon Normal School, July, 1915. 
 
TO 
 
 MISS ROSA B. PARROTT, 
 
 Head of the English Department, 
 
 Oregon Normal School, 
 
 this booklet is 
 
 Affectionately Dedicated. 
 
Five 
 
 The Wigwam of Nokomis 
 
 By the shores of Gitche Gumee, 
 By the shining Big- Sea-Water, 
 Stood the wigwam of Nokomis, 
 Daughter of the Moon, Nokomis. 
 Dark behind it rose the forest, 
 Rose the black and gloomy pine-trees. 
 Rose the firs with cones upon them; 
 Bright before it beat the water; 
 Beat the clear and sunny water, 
 Beat the shining Big-Sea- Water. 
 
SCENE I 
 
 I— APPARATUS 
 A chair that can be used for a ci-adle; a blanket to wrap the baby in; 
 imaginary trees (children may represent these) ; an imaginary wigwam or a 
 real one made of burlap, in one corner of the room. The Big-Sea may ba 
 imagined or marked on the floor with chalk. 
 
 II— SETTING 
 
 Nokomis is seated on the ground near the front of the wigwam working 
 on. a real or an imaginary basket. By her side is Hiawatha in his cradle. He 
 cries and she rocks him. 
 
 Cut in the woods is the Naked Bear. He (a child) walks around swing- 
 ing his heavy body and growling. 
 
 The owl (a child) is in the tree (a chair) nearby. 
 
 Ill— CHARACTERS 
 Nokomis. 
 Hiawatha. 
 Bear. 
 Owl. 
 
 IV— SCENE 
 
 The children or a child may recite the poem to line fifteen, while Nokomis 
 seated by Hiawatha's cradle is weaving a basket. 
 Hiawatha whimpers. 
 The bear growls. 
 Nokomis says: 
 
 "Hush! the naked bear will hear thee!" 
 
 Hiawatha is quiet but rolls his great eyes toward the wood where the 
 bear is roaming around. 
 
 The owl which is in the tree hoots. 
 Nokomis sings Hiawatha to sleep, saying: 
 
 "Ewa-yea! my little owlet! 
 Who is this that lights the wigwam? 
 With his great eyes lights the wig-wam? 
 Ewa-yea! my little owlet!" 
 (While Nokomis sings, the owl in the tree gives two or three hoots.) 
 
Seven 
 
 Nokomis Rocks Hiawatha 
 
 There the wrinkled, old Nokomis 
 Nursed the little Hiawatha, 
 Rocked him in his linden cradle, 
 Bedded soft in moss and rushes. 
 Safely bound with reindeer sinews; 
 Stilled his fretful wail by saying, 
 
 "Hush! the naked bear will hear thee I" 
 Lulled him into slumber, singing, 
 
 "Ewa-yea! my little owlet! 
 Who is this that lights the wigwam? 
 With his great eyes lights the wigwam? 
 Ewa-yea! my little owlet!" 
 
Eight 
 
 SCENE II 
 
 I— APPARATUS 
 
 1. The teacher's desk or a small wigwam made of sacks, to be used for 
 the wigwam of Nokomis. 
 
 2. Have stars made and hung on the wall, or use lights, if convenient, 
 for the stars and northern lights, or simply imagine them. 
 
 3. The forest might be represented by trees drawn on the blackboard. 
 
 II— SETTING 
 
 A. Place. In front of the wigwam of Nokomis, with the forest rising 
 dark behind it. 
 
 B. Time. A frosty wmter night; the stars shining brightly. 
 
 Ill— CHARACTERS 
 
 Nokomis, the old Indian squaw, represented by a pupil. 
 Hiawatha, the little Indian boy, represented by a smaller child. 
 
 IV— SCENE 
 Nokomis (coming from wigwam and leading the little Hiawatha by the 
 hand) : Come, my little Hiawatha, Nokomis is going to show you a picture 
 of the heavens and tell you a wonderful story about all you see there. 
 
 Hiawatha {jumping up and down and clapping his hands) : Oh, No- 
 komis! I am so glad that I do not have to go to sleep and I am not afraid of 
 the Naked Bear when you are with me. 
 
 Nokomis: Do not fear, my child, I shall take good care of thee, but 
 look up and tell me what you can see. 
 
 Hiawatha (excitedly, pointing to all the bright lights) : Oh, Nokomis! 
 what are all those little bright lights shining up there? 
 
 Nokomis: Those are the little stars that shine in heaven, my child. 
 Hiawatha (excited) : And what is that big bright light over there with 
 the long tail of fire? 
 
 Nokomis: That is Ishkoodah, the comet; Ishkoodah with fiery tresses. 
 Hiawatha: Oh! and see all those bright lights over there! (Pointing 
 to the north) What is that. Nokomis? 
 Nokomis : That's 
 
 "the Death-Dance of the spirits, 
 Warriors with their plumes and war-clubs; 
 Flaring far away to northward 
 In the frosty nights of winter." 
 Hiawatha : Isn't it beautiful, Nokomis ! And see that long white streak 
 up there, what can that bo, Nokomis? 
 Nokomis: It is 
 
 "the broad white road in heaven, 
 Pathway of the ghosts, the shadows." 
 PIiawatha: Oh, Nokomis! I am so glad that you brought me and told 
 me all about the sky and some other night let us come again and will you tell 
 me more? 
 
 Nokomis: Yes, my little Hiawatha, we shall come again some night 
 and learn more about the heavens. (Enter wigwam..) 
 
Nil 
 
 Hiawatha Learns About the Stars 
 
 Many things Nokomis taught him 
 Of the stars that shine in heaven; 
 Showed him Ishkoodah, the comet, 
 Ishkoodah, with fiery tresses; 
 Showed the Death-Dance of the spirits, 
 Warriors with their plumes and war-clubs; 
 Flaring far away to northward 
 In the frosty nights of winter; 
 Showed the broad, white road in heaven, 
 Pathway of the ghosts, the shadows, 
 Running straight across the heavens. 
 Crowded with the ghosts, the shadows. 
 
SCENE III 
 
 I— APPARATUS 
 A wigwam made of burlap, or use teacher's desk. Have children repre- 
 sent the trees, through which the firefly (a child) may flit. (The child may 
 carry a lighted candle or it may be placed in the trees.) 
 
 II— SETTING 
 Hiawatha and Nokomis are sitting in front of the wigwam. Cne-'^alf of 
 the room may represent pine trees. Other half may represent Gitche Gumee. 
 Pine trees sigh, "Minnewawa." Water murmurs, "Mudwayaushka." 
 
 Ill— CHARACTERS 
 Nokomis. 
 Hiawatha. 
 Firefly. 
 
 IV— SCENE 
 Hiawatha: 0, what a bright night it is, Nokomis! What are the 
 pine trees saying? 
 
 Nokomis: The pine trees say, "Minnewawa," my child. 
 Hiawatha: What docs the water say, Nokomis? 
 Nokomis: The water murmufs, "Mudwayaushka," Hiawatha. 
 Hiawatha: See the pretty firefly, Nokomis? 
 
 Nokomis: Yes, Hiawatha. Each one has a little candle to light the 
 brakes and bushes. Do you know the song (or poem) about him? 
 Hiawatha: Yes. Shall I sing (or recite the song (or poem)? 
 Nokomis: Yes. 
 Hiawatha (sings or recites) : 
 
 "W^ah-wah-taysee, little firefly, 
 Little flitting, whitefire insect, 
 Little dancing, whitefire creature, 
 Light me with your little candle, 
 Ere upon my bed I lay me, 
 Ere in sleep I close my eyelids!" 
 Nokomis: I am glad you haven't forgotten it, Hiawatha. 
 Hiawatha: Look at the moon, Nokomis. What makes all those flecks 
 and shadows on it? 
 Nokomis: 
 
 "Once a warrior, very angry. 
 Seized his grandmother and threw her 
 Up into the sky at midnight. 
 Right against the moon he threw her; 
 'Tis her body that you see there." 
 
 Hiawatha: I can see the woman in the moon. She is looking at me. 
 Good-night, pretty moon. Good-night, fire-fly. I must go to bed. (Enter 
 wigwam.) 
 
El 
 
 even 
 
 The Fire-fly and the Moon 
 
 At the floor on summer evenings 
 
 Sat the little Hiawatha; 
 Heard the whispering of the pine-trees, 
 Heard the lapping of the waters, 
 Sounds of music, words of wonder; 
 
 "Minne-wawa!" said the pine-trees, 
 
 "Mudwayaushka!" said the water. 
 
 Saw the firefly, Wah-wah-taysee, 
 Flitting through the dusk of evening. 
 With the twinkle of its candle 
 Lighting up the brakes and bushes; 
 And he sang the song of children. 
 Sang the song Nokomis taught him: 
 
 "Wah-wah-taysee, little firefly. 
 Little flitting, whitefire insect. 
 Little dancing, whitefire creature. 
 Light me with your little candle, 
 Ere upon my bed I lay me. 
 Ere in sleep I close my eyelids!" 
 
 Saw the moon rise from the water. 
 Rippling, rounding from the water, 
 Saw the flecks and shadows on it, 
 Whispered, ''What is that, Nokomis?" 
 And the good Nokomis answered: 
 
 "Once a warrior, very angry. 
 Seized iiis grandmother and threw her 
 Up into the sky at midnight. 
 Right against the moon he threw her; 
 'Tis her body that you see there." 
 
Twelve 
 
 SCENE IV 
 
 I— APPARATUS 
 
 Wigwam. This may be made from burlap or sacks or some article in the 
 room may be used to represent the wigwam. 
 
 Rainbow. This may be drawn on the board or may be only imaginary. 
 If preferred, a child may represent the rainbow. 
 
 II— SETTING 
 The wigwam may be placed in any part of the school room that is most 
 convenient. 
 
 Nokomis is out near the wigwam gathering wood for the fire. 
 Hiawatha is playing on the shore of the Big- Sea -Water. 
 
 Ill— CHARACTERS 
 Nokomis. 
 Hiawatha. 
 
 IV— SCENE 
 Hiawatha {while at play notices the bright colors in the heavens. He 
 runs to Nokomis with both hands pointing toward the rainbow) : Oh, No- 
 komis, look at all those beautiful colors over there in the sky! 
 
 Nokomis (busy at her ivork) : What colors do you see, Hiawatha? 
 Hiawatha: I see red and yellow and green and lots of other colors. 
 Look! Nokomis, what is it? 
 Nokomis (looking) : 
 
 "'Tis the heaven of flowers you see there. 
 All the wild flowers of the forest, 
 All the lilies of the prairie, 
 When on earth they fade and perish. 
 Blossom in the heaven above us." 
 Hiawatha: I can see the violet, the lilies, the forget-me-nots and many 
 red flowers and I suppose the green is made from the leaves and grasses. 
 How many flowers there must be in the heavens! 
 
 Nokomis: Yes, Hiawatha, we could never count them. Come, we must 
 go in. (Enter wigwanu) 
 
Thirleen 
 
 The Rainbow 
 
 Saw the rainbow in the heaven, 
 In the eastern sky, the rainbow. 
 Whispered, "What is that, Nokomis?" 
 And the good Nokomis, answered: 
 "Tis the heaven of flowers you see there. 
 All the wild flowers of the forest, 
 All the lilies of the prairie, 
 When on earth they fade and perish, 
 Blossom in the heaven above us." 
 
Fourteen 
 
 SCENE V 
 
 I— APPARATUS 
 The children could bring burlap or sacks and a small wigwam could be 
 made. The teacher's desk could be used or just an imaginary wigwam could 
 be in one corner of the room. Two chairs could be used for the owls to 
 perch on. 
 
 II— SETTING 
 The wigwam will be in one corner of the room, with two chairs nearby 
 for the owls to sit on. The room could be darkened and a large yellow moon 
 be drawn on the board, or this may be imagined. 
 
 Ill— CHARACTERS 
 
 NOKOMIS. 
 
 Hiawatha. 
 
 Owl. 
 
 Owlet. 
 
 IV— SCENE 
 
 (The owls are hooting very loudly in the trees. Nokomis is asleep, but 
 Hiawatha is looking out of the wigwam with a very frightened look on 
 his face.) 
 
 Hiawatha: What is that Nokomis? (Said in a terrified whisper.) 
 
 (Nokomis does not awaken, so Hiawatha leans over and touches her. 
 The owls give loud hoots and Nokomis wakens.) 
 
 Hiawatha: Nokomis, what is that? 
 
 Nokomis (Listens) : That is but the owl and the owlet talking in their 
 native language; talking, scolding at each other. Now lie down and go to 
 sleep. (Both fall asleep again.) 
 
Fift« 
 
 The Owl and Owlet 
 
 When he heard the owls at midnight, 
 [looting, laughing' in the foi-est, 
 
 "What is that?" he cried in terror. 
 
 "What is that," he said, "Nokomis?" 
 And the good Nokomis answered: 
 
 "That is but the owl and owlet, 
 Talking in their native language, 
 Talking, scolding at each other." 
 
Sixteen 
 
 SCENE VI 
 
 I— APPARATUS 
 
 Front and side aisles for pathway; extreme part of the room marked off 
 by a chalk-line, drown on the floor, for the river where Beaver is; chairs 
 along pathway for trees. 
 
 II— SETTING 
 
 Birds in trees along front aisle pathway, near corner. Beaver, with pencil 
 or ruler in his mouth, is in extreme part of corner. Squirrel m tree along 
 side pathway. Rabbit nearby. Reindeer further down the pathway. 
 
 Ill— CHARACTERS 
 Hiawatha. Robin. Bluebird. Woodpecker. Beaver. Rabbit. Reindeer. 
 
 IV— SCENE 
 
 (Hiawatha walks down front aisle as though he were listening.) 
 
 Hiawatha (meeting Robin) : How do you do, friend Robin. Why are 
 you fluttering around here? 
 
 Robin (fluttering) : Oh! my nest is right up here and I am watching my 
 babies. Chirrup ! Chirrup ! 
 
 Hiawatha: It is? How do you make your nest? 
 
 Robin (fluttering to ground) : Oh, I weave sticks and hair together and 
 line it with moss. 
 
 Hiawatha (sees Bluebird) : Here is Bluebird. How is your family? 
 
 Bluebird: They are fine. I am hunting for worms to eat. Have you 
 seen any? Tweet! Tweet! (Flutters to ground from chair.) 
 
 Hiawatha: No, I haven't, Bluebird, but I hope you find some. 
 
 (Woodpecker flies in tree nearby and pecks chair with fingers.) 
 
 Hiawatha: Who are you, pretty bird with the red head? Why do you 
 peck at that tree? 
 
 Woodpecker: My name is Woodpecker, and I peck into the bark of this 
 tree to get the worms and bugs to eat. They destroy trees. (Pecks chair.) 
 
 Hiawatha: Were you birds here all winter? 
 
 Birds (all together) : No, it is too cold here in winter, so we went south 
 where it is warmer. 
 
 Hiawatha: I like you birds because you have told me your secrets, so 
 I shall call you Hiawatha's Chickens. I will come to see you again some day. 
 Good-bye, Hiawatha's Chickens. 
 
 Birds (all): Good-bye, Hiawatha! Come again! 
 
 (Hiawatha walks on and sees Beaver.) 
 
 Hiawatha: Why, Beaver, where are you going with that stick? 
 
 Beaver: I am taking it to build my home. 
 
 Hiawatha: O! where is your home? 
 
 Beaver: Under the water over there. 
 
 Hiawatha: I should like to visit your home some day. May I? 
 
 Beaver: Certainly. Come any day you like. 
 
 Hiawatha: Thank you. I shall. 
 
 (Hiawatha passes and sees Squirrel in the tree trying to crack an acorn.) 
 Hiawatha: Where did you get that acorn. Squirrel? 
 
 Squirrel:- It is one I had hidden in that hollow tree all winter. (Points 
 to chair.) That's where I hide my acorns for the winter. (Conies down.) 
 
 (Hiawatha approaches Rabbit; Rabbit runs a little way and sits up.) 
 
 Hiawatha: Why are you afraid, little Rabbit? I will not harm you. 
 
 Rabbit: I disobeyed the moon once and since then I have been afraid 
 of everyone. 
 
 Hiawatha: Some day you won't be afraid of me. (Reindeer runs up.) 
 
 Hiawatha: Oh! who are you? 
 
 Reindeer: I am Raindeer. 
 
 Hiawatha: I wish I could run as fast as you do. How can you do it? 
 
 Reindeer: Oh, my feet are small and my legs are slender, so I can run 
 fast. Many times I have saved my life by running swiftly. 
 
 Hiawatha: You animals have told me your secrets, so I shall call you 
 Hiawatha's Brothers, because I like you. Some day I shall come back and 
 v^isit you. Good-bye, Hiawatha's Brothers. 
 
 Animals (all) : Good-bye, Hiawatha. Be sure and come again. 
 (Hiawatha goes on his v/ay.) 
 
iSeventeefi 
 
 Learns Language of Birds and Beasts 
 
 Then the little Hiawatha 
 
 Learned of every bird its language, 
 Learned their names and all their secrets; 
 How they built their nests in Summer, 
 Where they hid themselves in Winter; 
 Talked with them whene'er he met them, 
 Called them "Hiawatha's Chickens." 
 
 Of all beasts he learned the language, 
 
 Learned their names and all their secrets; 
 How the beavers built their lodges, 
 Where the squirrels hid their acorns, 
 How the reindeer ran so swiftly, 
 Why the rabbit was so timid; 
 Talked with them whene'er he met them, 
 Called them "Hiawatha's Brothers." 
 
Eighteen 
 
 SCENE VII 
 
 I— APPARATUS 
 Use desk for tent of Nokomis. Pupils will be glad to bring a bow and 
 arrow or you may use a pointer and pencil. Nokomis may use a handkerchief 
 or any other article to be working on. 
 
 II— SETTING 
 
 Nokomis is sitting in front of the tent doing some hand work. Hiawatha 
 is watching the birds and animals nearby. Have lagoo enter from the door. 
 
 Ill— CHARACTERS 
 Hiawatha. 
 
 Nokomis. 
 Iagoo. 
 
 IV— SCENE 
 Hiawatha: Look, Nokomis! here comes Iagoo. 
 
 Nokomis: Yes, Hiawatha, maybe he will have some marvelous story to 
 tell us of his travels, of which he boasts and talks so much. 
 Iagoo: How do you do, my friends. 
 Hiawatha and Nokomis: How do you do, Iagoo. 
 
 Iagoo : Hiawatha, my son, you are getting to be a big boy and some day 
 I want you to be a great hunter. So I have made for you a bow. 
 
 "From a branch of ash I made it; . 
 
 From an oak-bough made the arrows. 
 Tipped with flint and winged with feathers; 
 And the cord I made of deer-skin." 
 Hiawatha: 0, thank you, Iagoo! 
 Iagoo : 
 
 "Now go, my son, into the forest, 
 Where the red deer herd together, 
 Kill for us a famous roebuck. 
 Kill for us a deer with antlers." 
 Hiawatha: I will go, Iagoo, and when I return I will bring a deer with 
 antlers. {Exit Hiawatha. Iagoo and Nokomis look after Hiawatha.) 
 
Nineteen 
 
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 Go, Kill a Deer With Antlers 
 
 Then lagoo, the great boaster, 
 He the marvelous story-teller, 
 He the traveller and the talker, 
 He the friend of old Nokomis, 
 Made a bow for Hiawatha; 
 From a branch of ash he made it. 
 From an oak-bough made the arrows. 
 Tipped with flint and winged with feathers; 
 And the cord he made of deer-skin. 
 
 Then he said to Hiawatha: 
 "Go, my son, into the forest. 
 Where the red deer herd together, 
 Kill for us a famous roebuck. 
 Kill for us a deer with antlers." 
 
Twenty 
 
 SCENE VIII 
 
 I— APPARATUS 
 Chairs, children's desks; children may be trees. 
 
 II— SETTING 
 One side of the room shall be the forest. Children may stand in the aisle 
 to represent forest trees. A large chair placed in the aisle will mark a good 
 place for a squirrel. Chiklven's desks or chairs may be used for the ro'iin 
 an I bluebird to sit on. The rabbit will sit on the floor in the aisle. 
 
 Ill— CHARACTERS 
 
 H [AWATHA. 
 
 Robin. 
 Bluebird. 
 Squirrel. 
 Rabbit. 
 
 IV— SCENE 
 
 (Pliawatha all alone walls proudly with lis bow and arrow through t'.e 
 forest. He walks as one in slumber. The birds sing around and o'er him, but 
 Hiawatha hears them not.) 
 
 Robin (fluttering) : Do not shoot me, Hiawatha. 
 
 Bluebird (flvMering) : Do not shoot me, Hiawatha. 
 
 SquiPREL (at foot of chair. When Hiawatha comes near he climbs on 
 chair. Coughs and chatters, laughs and says between his laughing) : Do not 
 shoot me, Hiawatha. 
 
 Rabbit (at a distance, half in fear, half in frolic, sitting erect on his 
 haunches) : Do not shoot me, Hiawatha. 
 
 (Hiawatha walks on, unheeding.) 
 
Twenty One 
 
 All Alone Walked Hiawatha 
 
 Forth into the forest straightway 
 All alone walked Hiawatha 
 Proudly, with his bow and arrows; 
 And the birds sang round him, o'er him, 
 'Do not shoot us, Hiawatha!" 
 Sang the robin, the Opechee, 
 Sang the bluebird, the Owaissa, 
 *Do not shoot us, Hiawatha!" 
 
 Up the oak-tree, close beside him, 
 Sprang the squirrel, Adjidaumo, 
 In and out among the branches, 
 Coughed and chattered from the oak-tree, 
 Laughed, and said between his laughing, 
 *Do not shoot me, Hiawatha!" 
 But he heeded not, nor heard them, 
 For his thoughts were with the red deer; 
 On their tracks his eyes were fastened. 
 Leading downward to the river. 
 To the ford across the river, 
 And as one in slumber walked he. 
 
Twenty Two 
 
 SCENE IX 
 
 I— APPARATUS 
 A chair for alder bushes, a child for the deer, a child for Hiawatha. 
 
 II— SETTING 
 The side aisle for the deer path. The alder bush near the front of the 
 room. 
 
 Ill— CHARACTERS 
 Hiawatha. 
 Deer. 
 
 IV— SCENE 
 Hiawatha (crouching behind bushes — chair) : How still it is and how 
 long I have been wating! (With eyes on path, softly, as though to hi ))self) : 
 What is that? The tip of an antler! There are the eyes! He is sceiting the 
 wind! (Hiaivatha rises cautiously on one knee, takes aim and shoots.) 
 
Twenty Three 
 
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 Hiawatha Aimed an Arrow 
 
 Hidden in the alder-bushes, 
 There he waited till the deer came, 
 Till he saw two antlers lifted, 
 Saw two nostrils; pointed windward, 
 And a deer came down the pathway, 
 F'lecked with leafy light and shadow. 
 And his heart within him fluttered, 
 Trembled like the leaves above him, 
 Like the birch-leaf palpitated, 
 As the deer came down the pathway. 
 
 Then, upon one knee uprising, 
 Hiawatha aimed an arrow; 
 Scarce a twig moved with his motion, 
 Scarce a leaf was stirred or rustled. 
 But the wary roebuck started, 
 Stamped with all his hoofs together. 
 Leaped as if to meet the arrow; 
 Ah! the singing, fatal arrow, 
 Like a wasp it buzzed and stung him! 
 
Twenty Four 
 
 Same as Scene IX. 
 
 Same as Scene IX. 
 
 Same as Scene IX. 
 
 SCENE X 
 
 I— APPARATUS 
 
 II— SETTING 
 
 III— CHARACTERS 
 
 IV— SCENE 
 
 Hiawatha (The deer leaps into the air and then falls dead. Hiaivatha 
 jumps lip, claps his hands and runs toward the deer) : Won't lagoo and No- 
 komis be glad? Now, I can have new clothing and moccasins and a grand 
 feast for all. (He draws the feet (hands) of the deer (boy) over his shoulder 
 and starts for home.) 
 
 (Some prefer to have Scenes IX and X take place outside the door. This 
 can easily be done, and have him enter with the deer.) 
 
Twenty Five 
 
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 Dead /fe Lay There in the Forest 
 
 Dead be lay there in the forest, 
 By the ford across the river; 
 Beat his timid heart no longer. 
 
Twenty Six 
 
 SCENE XI 
 
 I_APPARATUS 
 
 Wigwam. Teac^'er's desk, corner of room or one made from burlap. 
 Kettle. Clip, small kettle or wastebasket stood on chair. 
 Indian Costumes. Furnished by children or imaginary. 
 
 II— SETTING 
 
 Have wi^^vvam in front of room. Nokomis and lagoo outside talking. 
 
 Ill— CHARACTERS 
 
 Nokomis. 
 Iagoo. 
 
 HrAWATIIA. 
 
 IV— SCENE 
 Here comes Hiawatha with the 
 
 TOiric V. 
 
 (Hiawatha 
 
 Hiawath 
 
 NO'COMTS 
 
 comes iiv.) 
 
 • lACOO: Yoi have sho'.vn yo'^"^'=•';^lf to be a true In:lian warrio' 
 
 NOCOM^S: Tell r.s l"ow you killed the deer. 
 
 Hiawatha: I went down the pathway to the ford across the river an'l 
 hid in tl"e alder busl'es. Soon a deer came down the pathway and I aimed my 
 arrow. He heard me but the arrow killed him before he could run away. 
 
 NoxOMiS: I shall make you a cloak from the hide. 
 
 Iagoo: Nokomis, let us have a great feast for Hiawatha. Hiawatha, 
 you and I will go and invite the warriors while Nokomis prepares the feast. 
 {Nokonis drags the deer outside and conies in bringing a large piece and 
 drops it into the kettle. Iagoo goes to several children and invites them,) 
 
 Iagoo: Hiawatha has killed the red deer of the forest. Come, let us 
 feast together in his honor! {The uarriors gather around the fire. Nokomis 
 places the meat on a dish (book) and vasses it.) 
 
 Iagoo: I gave to Hiawatha the bow and arrow with which he killed the 
 deer. Hiawatha, tell them how you killed the deer. (Hiaiuatha repeats 
 story.) 
 
 Warriors: He is indeed Strong-Heart, Son-ge-ta-ha ! and Loon-Heart, 
 Mahn-go-tay-see ! Let us dance together in his honor. {Warriors dance 
 around fire. Go off giving the Indian call.) 
 
Twenty Seven 
 
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 All the Village Feasted 
 
 But the heart of Hiawatha 
 Throbbed and shouted and exulted, 
 As he bore the red deer homeward, 
 And lagoo and Nokomis 
 Hailed his coming with applauses. 
 
 From the red deer's hide, Nokomis 
 Made a cloak for Hiawatha, 
 From the red deer's flesh Nokomis 
 Made a banquet in his honor. 
 All the village came and feasted, 
 All the guests praised Hiawatha; 
 Called him Strong-Heart, Son-ge-ta-ha ! 
 Called him Loon-Heart, Mahn-go-taysee ! 
 
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 (5 shape ourselves with Joy or fear. 
 With which the coming life is made; 
 
 And fill our future's atmosphere 
 With sunshine or with shade. 
 
 xT/ze tissues of the life to he. 
 
 We Weave with colors all our own; 
 
 And in the fields of Destiny, 
 We reap as we have sown. 
 
 Press of N. D. Elliott, Salem, Ore. 
 
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