“The 25th is here …Celebrate with MOMMA”

Sep 25th “The 25th is here …Celebrate with MOMMA”

“MOM will be celebrating another BIRTHDAY”

“Remembering “MAMA” reading to us”

When we … children in the 1940’s sre were “LUCKY” – to have a “MAMA” – that would take some time to read – as in those days – there was no “TV” to park your children… in front of… for hours.

WE had in our Living Room… a “Davenport” – that is a sofa that would open up – into a very large bed – but during the day and with no company and or relatives from OHIO, that would spend a week or so with us – we would all sit in a row – with our MOM in the middle and she would start to read to us.

One extra special thing about my MOM – was that she would change her voice… to indicate a child speaking or whatever the story would require.

Another thing when reading to us… there was no word that she could not say and every story would come to real, LIFE in our minds… as we could see exactly what the “author” of that book wanted us to see and to really understand fully, the whole story.

The one story that… I really remember more so than any other is of the little “Hiawatha” … especially when MOM would be reading…

A much-anthologized excerpt begins:

“On the shores of Gitche Gumee, / Of the shining Big Sea Water, / Stood Nokomis, the old woman, / Pointing with her finger westward, / O’er the water pointing westward, / To the purple clouds of sunset.”

and as this was coming to LIFE – those poems of “LONGFELLOW” … just found a permanent place in my brain … so that when I had my children and they were very young…

I also bought the same book… “HIAWATHA” … and my MOTHER also read the same story… just the way she read it to me and my brothers, and to this day… I still have the book, as worn out as it is… it is a real treasure to me!

For those that want an idea of this great story of little “HIAWATHA” – – have it added right here, for you … listen if you like?