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Little Acorn Learning Fingerplays, Verses & Songs Letters |
| Little Acorn Learning ~ Mighty Oaks from Little Acorns Grow Nature Based Caregiving for Young Children |
Widy,
Tidy,
Pidy,
Nice insidy,
Apple-pie!
B was once a little bear,
Beary,
Wary,
Hairy,
Beary,
Taky cary,
Little bear!
C was once a little cake,
Caky,
Baky,
Maky,
Caky,
Taky caky,
Little cake!
D was once a little doll,
Dolly,
Molly,
Polly,
Nolly,
Nursy dolly,
Little doll!
E was once a little eel,
Eely,
Weely,
Peely,
Eely,
Twirly, tweely,
Little eel!
F was once a little fish,
Fishy,
Wishy,
Squishy,
Fishy,
In a dishy,
Little fish!
G was once a little goose,
Goosy,
Moosy,
Boosey,
Goosey,
Waddly-woosy,
Little goose!
H was once a little hen,
Henny,
Chenny,
Tenny,
Henny,
Eggsy-any,
Little hen!
I was once a bottle of ink,
Inky,
Dinky,
Thinky,
Inky,
Blacky minky,
Bottle of ink!
J was once a jar of jam,
Jammy,
Mammy,
Clammy,
Jammy,
Sweety, swammy,
Jar of jam!
K was once a little kite,
Kity,
Whity,
Flighty,
Kity,
Out of sighty,
Little kite!
L was once a little lark,
Larky,
Marky,
Harky,
Larky,
In the parky,
Little lark!
M was once a little mouse,
Mousy,
Bousy,
Sousy,
Mousy,
In the housy,
Little mouse!
N was once a little needle,
Needly,
Tweedly,
Threedly,
Needly,
Wisky, wheedly,
Little needle!
O was once a little owl,
Owly,
Prowly,
Howly,
Owly,
Browny fowly,
Little owl!
P was once a little pump,
Pumpy,
Slumpy,
Flumpy,
Pumpy,
Dumpy, thumpy,
Little pump!
Q was once a little quail,
Quaily,
Faily,
Daily,
Quaily,
Stumpy-taily,
Little quail!
R was once a little rose,
Rosy,
Posy,
Nosy,
Rosy,
Blows-y, grows-y,
Little rose!
S was once a little shrimp,
Shrimpy,
Nimpy,
Flimpy,
Shrimpy,
Jumpy, jimpy,
Little shrimp!
T was once a little thrush,
Thrushy,
Hushy,
Bushy,
Thrushy,
Flitty, flushy,
Little thrush!
U was once a little urn,
Urny,
Burny,
Turny,
Urny,
Bubbly, burny,
Little urn!
V was once a little vine,
Viny,
Winy,
Twiny,
Viny,
Twisty-twiny,
Little vine!
W was once a whale,
Whaly,
Scaly,
Shaly,
Whaly,
Tumbly-taily,
Mighty whale!
X was once a great king Xerxes,
Xerxy,
Perxy,
Turxy,
Xerxy,
Linxy, lurxy,
Great King Xerxes!
Y was once a little yew,
Yewdy,
Fewdy,
Crudy,
Yewdy,
Growdy, grewdy,
Little yew!
Z was once a piece of zinc,
Tinky,
Winky,
Blinky,
Tinky,
Tinkly minky,
Piece of zinc!
- Edward Lear
A was an ant
Who seldom stood still,
And who made a nice house
In the side of a hill.
a Nice little ant!
B was a book
With a binding of blue,
And pictures and stories
For me and for you.
b Nice little book!
C was a cat
Who ran after a rat;
But his courage did fail
When she seized on his tail.
c Crafty old cat!
D was a duck
With spots on his back,
Who lived in the water,
And always said "Quack!"
d Dear little duck!
E was an elephant,
Stately and wise:
He had tusks and a trunk,
And two queer little eyes.
e Oh, what funny small eyes!
F was a fish
Who was caught in a net;
But he got out again,
And is quite alive yet.
f Lively young fish!
G was a goat
Who was spotted with brown:
When he did not lie still
He walked up and down.
g Good little goat!
H was a hat
Which was all on one side;
Its crown was too high,
And its brim was too wide.
h Oh, what a hat!
I was some ice
So white and so nice,
But which nobody tasted;
And so it was wasted.
i All that good ice!
J was a jackdaw
Who hopped up and down
In the principal street
Of a neighboring town.
j All through the town!
K was a kite
Which flew out of sight,
Above houses so high,
Quite into the sky.
k Fly away, kitel
L was a light
Which burned all the night,
And lighted the gloom
Of a very dark room.
l Useful nice light!
M was a mill
Which stood on a hill,
And turned round and round
With a loud hummy sound.
m Useful old mill!
N was a net
Which was thrown in the sea
To catch fish for dinner
For you and for me.
n Nice little net!
O was an orange
So yellow and round:
When it fell off the tree,
It fell down to the ground.
o Down to the ground!
P was a pig,
Who was not very big;
But his tail was too curly,
And that made him surly.
p Cross little pig!
Q was a quail
With a very short tail;
And he fed upon corn
In the evening and mom.
q Quaint little quail!
R was a rabbit,
Who had a bad habit
Of eating the flowers
In gardens and bowers.
r Naughty fat rabbit!
S was the sugar-tongs,
Nippity-nee,
To take up the sugar
To put in our tea.
s Nippity-nee!
T was a tortoise,
All yellow and black:
He walked slowly away,
And he never came back.
t Torty. never came back!
U was an urn
All polished and bright,
And full of hot water
At noon and at night.
u Useful old urn!
V was a villa
Which stood on a hill,
By the side of a river,
And close to a mill.
v Nice little villa!
W was a whale
With a very long tail,
Whose movements were frantic
Across the Atlantic.
w Monstrous old whale!
X was King Xerxes,
Who, more than all Turks, is
Renowned for his fashion
Of fury and passion.
x Angry old Xerxes!
Y was a yew,
Which flourished and grew
By a quiet abode
Near the side of a road.
y Dark little yew!
Z was some zinc,
So shiny and bright,
Which caused you to wink
In the sun's merry light.
z Beautiful zinc!
-Edward Lear
Tidy,
Pidy,
Nice insidy,
Apple-pie!
B was once a little bear,
Beary,
Wary,
Hairy,
Beary,
Taky cary,
Little bear!
C was once a little cake,
Caky,
Baky,
Maky,
Caky,
Taky caky,
Little cake!
D was once a little doll,
Dolly,
Molly,
Polly,
Nolly,
Nursy dolly,
Little doll!
E was once a little eel,
Eely,
Weely,
Peely,
Eely,
Twirly, tweely,
Little eel!
F was once a little fish,
Fishy,
Wishy,
Squishy,
Fishy,
In a dishy,
Little fish!
G was once a little goose,
Goosy,
Moosy,
Boosey,
Goosey,
Waddly-woosy,
Little goose!
H was once a little hen,
Henny,
Chenny,
Tenny,
Henny,
Eggsy-any,
Little hen!
I was once a bottle of ink,
Inky,
Dinky,
Thinky,
Inky,
Blacky minky,
Bottle of ink!
J was once a jar of jam,
Jammy,
Mammy,
Clammy,
Jammy,
Sweety, swammy,
Jar of jam!
K was once a little kite,
Kity,
Whity,
Flighty,
Kity,
Out of sighty,
Little kite!
L was once a little lark,
Larky,
Marky,
Harky,
Larky,
In the parky,
Little lark!
M was once a little mouse,
Mousy,
Bousy,
Sousy,
Mousy,
In the housy,
Little mouse!
N was once a little needle,
Needly,
Tweedly,
Threedly,
Needly,
Wisky, wheedly,
Little needle!
O was once a little owl,
Owly,
Prowly,
Howly,
Owly,
Browny fowly,
Little owl!
P was once a little pump,
Pumpy,
Slumpy,
Flumpy,
Pumpy,
Dumpy, thumpy,
Little pump!
Q was once a little quail,
Quaily,
Faily,
Daily,
Quaily,
Stumpy-taily,
Little quail!
R was once a little rose,
Rosy,
Posy,
Nosy,
Rosy,
Blows-y, grows-y,
Little rose!
S was once a little shrimp,
Shrimpy,
Nimpy,
Flimpy,
Shrimpy,
Jumpy, jimpy,
Little shrimp!
T was once a little thrush,
Thrushy,
Hushy,
Bushy,
Thrushy,
Flitty, flushy,
Little thrush!
U was once a little urn,
Urny,
Burny,
Turny,
Urny,
Bubbly, burny,
Little urn!
V was once a little vine,
Viny,
Winy,
Twiny,
Viny,
Twisty-twiny,
Little vine!
W was once a whale,
Whaly,
Scaly,
Shaly,
Whaly,
Tumbly-taily,
Mighty whale!
X was once a great king Xerxes,
Xerxy,
Perxy,
Turxy,
Xerxy,
Linxy, lurxy,
Great King Xerxes!
Y was once a little yew,
Yewdy,
Fewdy,
Crudy,
Yewdy,
Growdy, grewdy,
Little yew!
Z was once a piece of zinc,
Tinky,
Winky,
Blinky,
Tinky,
Tinkly minky,
Piece of zinc!
- Edward Lear
A was an ant
Who seldom stood still,
And who made a nice house
In the side of a hill.
a Nice little ant!
B was a book
With a binding of blue,
And pictures and stories
For me and for you.
b Nice little book!
C was a cat
Who ran after a rat;
But his courage did fail
When she seized on his tail.
c Crafty old cat!
D was a duck
With spots on his back,
Who lived in the water,
And always said "Quack!"
d Dear little duck!
E was an elephant,
Stately and wise:
He had tusks and a trunk,
And two queer little eyes.
e Oh, what funny small eyes!
F was a fish
Who was caught in a net;
But he got out again,
And is quite alive yet.
f Lively young fish!
G was a goat
Who was spotted with brown:
When he did not lie still
He walked up and down.
g Good little goat!
H was a hat
Which was all on one side;
Its crown was too high,
And its brim was too wide.
h Oh, what a hat!
I was some ice
So white and so nice,
But which nobody tasted;
And so it was wasted.
i All that good ice!
J was a jackdaw
Who hopped up and down
In the principal street
Of a neighboring town.
j All through the town!
K was a kite
Which flew out of sight,
Above houses so high,
Quite into the sky.
k Fly away, kitel
L was a light
Which burned all the night,
And lighted the gloom
Of a very dark room.
l Useful nice light!
M was a mill
Which stood on a hill,
And turned round and round
With a loud hummy sound.
m Useful old mill!
N was a net
Which was thrown in the sea
To catch fish for dinner
For you and for me.
n Nice little net!
O was an orange
So yellow and round:
When it fell off the tree,
It fell down to the ground.
o Down to the ground!
P was a pig,
Who was not very big;
But his tail was too curly,
And that made him surly.
p Cross little pig!
Q was a quail
With a very short tail;
And he fed upon corn
In the evening and mom.
q Quaint little quail!
R was a rabbit,
Who had a bad habit
Of eating the flowers
In gardens and bowers.
r Naughty fat rabbit!
S was the sugar-tongs,
Nippity-nee,
To take up the sugar
To put in our tea.
s Nippity-nee!
T was a tortoise,
All yellow and black:
He walked slowly away,
And he never came back.
t Torty. never came back!
U was an urn
All polished and bright,
And full of hot water
At noon and at night.
u Useful old urn!
V was a villa
Which stood on a hill,
By the side of a river,
And close to a mill.
v Nice little villa!
W was a whale
With a very long tail,
Whose movements were frantic
Across the Atlantic.
w Monstrous old whale!
X was King Xerxes,
Who, more than all Turks, is
Renowned for his fashion
Of fury and passion.
x Angry old Xerxes!
Y was a yew,
Which flourished and grew
By a quiet abode
Near the side of a road.
y Dark little yew!
Z was some zinc,
So shiny and bright,
Which caused you to wink
In the sun's merry light.
z Beautiful zinc!
-Edward Lear