Goddess in the Greenwood: The Girls of Camp Koch Chapter Two: Magalena Hagalena: The Worldview of a Camp Song ... the most commonplace life hovers on the edge of the bizarre. But those of us who overstep the border become preposterous in the eyes of those who have never done so. ... thus I myself am a myth, and so are you ... ... [and] the most astounding thing about fact is its resemblance to fiction. Sax Rohmer, Bat Wing, Chapter 3, 1921 “Magalena Hagalena” (traditional children’s song, the United States, 1940’s to 2012): Magalena, Hagalena The refrain of “Magalena” Ookah-Tahka, Wahka-Tahka is her name. Kappa thought Hokah-Mokah Pokah the words sounded like the Was her name. Hawaiian language. She had seven hairs in the middle of her head. We survey Magalena top- down. Four were alive and the other three were dead. Some say she is a giant, or a CHFKMagalenaWorldview.schmadel Page 1