The Village Blacksmith
/ðə ˌvɪlɪdʒ ˈblæksmɪθ/
/ðə ˌvɪlɪdʒ ˈblæksmɪθ/
- a popular poem by the US poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow about the simple, healthy life of a country blacksmith (= a person whose job is making things out of iron, especially 'shoes' for horses). American children often have to learn it in school.