French postcard by Imp. Georges Lang, Paris, offered by Chocolats Tobler. Image: Walt Disney.
Little Hiawatha (or simply
Hiawatha is a little Indian hunter who hunts for the game. He is the hero of the Silly Symphony
Little Hiawatha (David Hand, 1937).
In the short film
Little Hiawatha, Hiawatha is first seen rowing in his canoe across the canoes across the falls of Minnehaha. Encountering a bluebird and a robin, he prepares to fire his arrow but the animals tell them not to hurt them. Upon passing through a whirlpool, Hiawatha arrives at a stop and falls on the water where the raccoons, rabbits, squirrels, and other woodland creatures laugh at him. Approaching the animals, Hiawatha tries to fire his arrow at them but they end up running away. Hiawatha sees strange animal tracks to which he sees a grasshopper he is about to hunt. Hiawatha attempts to take him down but the grasshopper fools him and later he chases a small rabbit. He attempts to take him down but instead shoos him away and due to his big heart, he spares the innocent rabbit. The rabbit is reunited with his family
Upon sparing the rabbit, Hiawatha breaks his arrow as the animals cheer for him that he will not harm any other animal he encounters. He accidentally discovers a bear cub alongside an adult bear which suddenly chases him across the woods. At the same time, three beavers notice that Hiawatha is in danger sounding the alarm to the woodland creatures. As Hiawatha is being chased, the raccoons, beavers, opossums, and other animals save him from the bear. He then returns to his canoe as the animals bid farewell to him.
Source: Disney Wiki and IMDb.
And, please check out our blog European Film Star Postcards. 