Literature and Art 



Lesson 5 i 



HIAWATHA'S HUNTING 



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!" 



Forth into the forest straightway 

 All alone walked Hiawatha 

 Proudly, with his bow and arrows ; 

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From the red deer's hide Nokomis 

 Made a cloak for Hiawatha, 

 From the red deer's flesh Nokomis 

 Made a banquet to his honor. 

 All the village came and feasted, 

 All the guests praised Hiawatha, 

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Henry W. Longfellow. 



