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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ALASKA'S NATIVE SON, by HATTIE M. D'ORSAY First Line: Would you know a little fellow Last Line: "he's a better boy than many, ""gunga din""!" Subject(s): Alaska | |||
Would you know a little fellow Who is neither brown nor yellow Though of red and white He bears an equal strain? He wears overalls in summer -- Out hunting he's a hummer -- Just a parka shields him From the snow and rain. He can navigate a boat Or anything afloat -- Is no stranger to a fishwheel Or a gun. He totes home strings of fish Or rabbits -- if you wish. That handy, little dandy Native Son. A bear with cubs can't beat him Nor a college highbrow cheat him. He knows the way Of vagrant winds that blow. Even moose oft fail to scent him -- There's nothing seems to dent him; In God's vast universe he is not slow. Do not judge him, city-wise lad. His knowledge isn't half bad. To underrate his prowess were a sin. He can trade and sell his catches For cartridges and matches -- He's a better boy than many, "Gunga Din"! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THIS DARK WATER by JOHN HAINES TO THE GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW IN ALASKA by JOHN BURROUGHS SUMMER MATANUSKA by LYDIA MAY KELLOGG HIS MISSION by JOHN BANISTER TABB THE MALAMUTE DOG OF ALASKA by AMELIA WOODWARD TRUESDELL |
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