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Hiawatha
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The Scholar’s
MotherTongue
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Hiawatha
UNIT-6
The Scholar’s
MotherTongue
2024-25
Hiawatha Hiawatha
Hiawathawasayoung boy.Helived NativeAmerican
withhisoldgrandmother,Nokomis,inawigwam.
Nokomis taught Hiawatha about the wonders
aroundthem.Shetoldhimaboutthestars,thetrees,
the insects, the birds, the animals, and many other
things.
Hiawathagrewuptolovethemall.Hecouldtalk
tothebirdsandtheanimals,andtheytohim.
“ThenthelittleHiawatha
Learnedofeverybirditslanguage,
Learnedtheirnamesandalltheirsecrets,
HowtheybuilttheirnestsinSummer,
WheretheyhidthemselvesinWinter,
Talkedwiththemwhene’erhemetthem,
Calledthem‘Hiawatha’schickens.’
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Hiawatha
UNIT-6
The Scholar’s
MotherTongue
2024-25
Hiawatha Hiawatha
Hiawathawasayoung boy.Helived NativeAmerican
withhisoldgrandmother,Nokomis,inawigwam.
Nokomis taught Hiawatha about the wonders
aroundthem.Shetoldhimaboutthestars,thetrees,
the insects, the birds, the animals, and many other
things.
Hiawathagrewuptolovethemall.Hecouldtalk
tothebirdsandtheanimals,andtheytohim.
“ThenthelittleHiawatha
Learnedofeverybirditslanguage,
Learnedtheirnamesandalltheirsecrets,
HowtheybuilttheirnestsinSummer,
WheretheyhidthemselvesinWinter,
Talkedwiththemwhene’erhemetthem,
Calledthem‘Hiawatha’schickens.’
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Hiawatha Hiawatha
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’.”
– H.W. Longfellow
New words
wigwam, beavers,
acorns, reindeer, timid
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Hiawatha
UNIT-6
The Scholar’s
MotherTongue
2024-25
Hiawatha Hiawatha
Hiawathawasayoung boy.Helived NativeAmerican
withhisoldgrandmother,Nokomis,inawigwam.
Nokomis taught Hiawatha about the wonders
aroundthem.Shetoldhimaboutthestars,thetrees,
the insects, the birds, the animals, and many other
things.
Hiawathagrewuptolovethemall.Hecouldtalk
tothebirdsandtheanimals,andtheytohim.
“ThenthelittleHiawatha
Learnedofeverybirditslanguage,
Learnedtheirnamesandalltheirsecrets,
HowtheybuilttheirnestsinSummer,
WheretheyhidthemselvesinWinter,
Talkedwiththemwhene’erhemetthem,
Calledthem‘Hiawatha’schickens.’
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2024-25
Hiawatha Hiawatha
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’.”
– H.W. Longfellow
New words
wigwam, beavers,
acorns, reindeer, timid
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93
2024-25
Reading is fun
Let’s listen
1. Who was Hiawatha?
2. Who was Nokomis?
3. What did he learn about the birds?
4. What secrets did he learn about beasts?
Now talk about the secret aloud.
1. Whisper a secret in your partner’s ear. The partner
will in turn whisper his secret in your ear.
I have seen a bee
with a fractured knee.
I have seen a whale
with a polka dot tail.
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Hiawatha
UNIT-6
The Scholar’s
MotherTongue
2024-25
Hiawatha Hiawatha
Hiawathawasayoung boy.Helived NativeAmerican
withhisoldgrandmother,Nokomis,inawigwam.
Nokomis taught Hiawatha about the wonders
aroundthem.Shetoldhimaboutthestars,thetrees,
the insects, the birds, the animals, and many other
things.
Hiawathagrewuptolovethemall.Hecouldtalk
tothebirdsandtheanimals,andtheytohim.
“ThenthelittleHiawatha
Learnedofeverybirditslanguage,
Learnedtheirnamesandalltheirsecrets,
HowtheybuilttheirnestsinSummer,
WheretheyhidthemselvesinWinter,
Talkedwiththemwhene’erhemetthem,
Calledthem‘Hiawatha’schickens.’
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Hiawatha Hiawatha
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’.”
– H.W. Longfellow
New words
wigwam, beavers,
acorns, reindeer, timid
4
93
2024-25
Reading is fun
Let’s listen
1. Who was Hiawatha?
2. Who was Nokomis?
3. What did he learn about the birds?
4. What secrets did he learn about beasts?
Now talk about the secret aloud.
1. Whisper a secret in your partner’s ear. The partner
will in turn whisper his secret in your ear.
I have seen a bee
with a fractured knee.
I have seen a whale
with a polka dot tail.
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Chinese Whisper
2. Form a circle and whisper a secret into the ear of the
person on your right. He in turn whispers into the ear of
the person on the right. Pass the secret on till it goes
around the circle. The last person will tell the secret
aloud.
Is the secret the same as what the first child had
whispered?
1. Do you think that –
(a) Hiawatha liked learning new languages?
(b) Hiawatha called the birds ‘chickens’ and the beasts
‘brothers’? What do you think this shows?
(c) Do birds have secrets?
(d) Do you know the secret language of any animal? Tell
the class about it.
Let’s talk
I have seen a bee
with a fractured knee.
I have seen a whale
with a polka dot tail.
5
94
4
95
2024-25