Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · New York : Scribner · leaf 673
ll 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 wheneer he met them,Called them Hiawathas Brothers. How Longfellow loved… … HOISE — ONCE WASHINGTON \MhKlUt.l-. Minne-wawa ! said the pine-trees : Mudway-aushka ! said the water.Saw the fire-fly, Wah-wah-taysee,Flitting through the dusk of evening.With the twinkle of its candleLighting up the brakes and bushes.And he sang the song of children,Sang the song Nokomis taught…
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