The Song of Hiawatha

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You shall hear how Pau-Puk-Keewis, / He, the handsome Yenadizze, / Whom the people called the Storm-Fool, / Vexed the village with disturbance; / You shall hear of all his mischief, / And his flight from Hiawatha, / And his wondrous transmigrations, / And the end of his adventures.

On the shores of Gitche Gumee, / On the dunes of Nagow Wudjoo, / By the shining Big-Sea-Water / Stood the lodge of Pau-Puk-Keewis. / It was he who in his frenzy / Whirled these drifting sands together, / On the dunes of Nagow Wudjoo, / When, among the guests assembled, / He so merrily and madly / Danced at Hiawatha's wedding, / Danced the Beggar's Dance to please them.

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