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Little Hiawatha 1937 Disney Silly Symphony Short Film



What's your review of the 1937 Disney Silly Symphony short film Little Hiawatha? It's directed by David Hand. #SillySymphony #SillySymphonies #LittleHiawatha #Hiawatha Do you want to watch Little Hiawatha? Did you enjoy the full movie or just parts of it? Scroll down for more information!


About the Silly Symphonies Little Hiawatha Short Cartoon


Alternative titles (from Letterboxd): Hiawatha, El pequeño Hiawatha


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Little Hiawatha plot from IMDb: "The "fearless warrior" of the poem is a very small child whose pants keep falling down. He tries to shoot a grasshopper with his arrow, but the grasshopper spits in his eye. He tries to shoot a bunny rabbit, but the rabbit is too cute and pathetic. He tracks a bear, and runs after its cub and right into the mother."


Directed by David Hand

Produced by Walt Disney

Narrated by Gayne Whitman

Music by Albert Hay Malotte

Animation by Dick Huemer, Charles Thorson, Ollie Johnston, Fred Moore, Frank Thomas

Color process: Technicolor

Production company: Walt Disney Productions

Distributed by United Artists

Release date: May 15, 1937 (U.S.)


LITTLE HIAWATHA FAQ AND DISCUSSION TOPICS


For reference, below is a list of frequently asked questions and discussion topics! I'll answer some where possible!


How did Hiawatha learn?

Is Hiawatha a real person?

From Wikipedia: "Hiawatha also known as Ayenwathaaa or Aiionwatha, was a precolonial Native American leader and co-founder of the Iroquois Confederacy." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiawatha


Was Hiawatha a Chippewa?

What are the words to Hiawatha?

What are the words to the Hiawatha poem?

"Peace be with you, Hiawatha,

Peace be with you and your people,

Peace of prayer, and peace of pardon,

Peace of Christ, and joy of Mary!"

Full words to the Hiawatha poem: https://www.hwlongfellow.org/poems_poem.php?pid=29


What did Hiawatha believe?

What did Hiawatha love?


What did Nokomis call Hiawatha?

My little owlet. From the poem:

" 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!"

Lulled him into slumber, singing,

"Ewa-yea! my little owlet!"


What did Nokomis teach him?

What is Hiawatha the unifier?

What is the meaning of Hiawatha?

What is the meter of Song of Hiawatha?

The Song of Hiawatha is written in trochaic tetrameter.


What is the name of Hiawatha's grandmother?

Hiawatha's grandmother was called Nokomis.


What type of person is Hiawatha?

When was Hiawatha alive?

When was Hiawatha born?

Where did Hiawatha live?

Legeld says that Hiawatha was alive in the 1100s. He lived in Iroquoia in New York State.


Where was Hiawatha buried?

Who is Hiawatha for kids?

Who was Hiawatha chicken?


Who was Hiawatha's mother?

Who was the father of Nokomis?

Who was Hiawatha's parents?

Hiawatha's mother was Wenonah, daughter of Nokomis. Hiawatha's father was Mudjekeewis, a demigod who controlled the west wind.


Who was Hiawatha's wife?

Hiawatha's lover was Minnehaha.


Who was Nokomis to Hiawatha?

Nokomis was Hiawatha's grandmother.


Why was The Song of Hiawatha important?

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