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OVER IN THE MEADOW  Over in the meadow In the sand in the sun, lived an mother turtle and her Little turtle one. "Dig," said the mother, "I dig," said the one, and they Dug all day in the sand in the sun. Over in the meadow where the Stream runs blue, lived an mother fish and her Little fishies . "Swim," said the mother, "We swim," said the , and they Swam all day where the stream runs blue. Over in the meadow in a hole in the tree, Lived an mother owl and her Little owls . "Whoo," said the mother, "We whoo," said the , and they Whooed all day in the hole in the tree. Over in the meadow by the barn door, Lived an mother rat and her Little ratties four. "Gnaw," said the mother, "We gnaw," said the four, and they Gnawed all day on by the barn door. Over in the meadow in a snug beehive, Lived an mother bee and her Little bees five. "Buzz," said the mother, "We buzz," said the five, and they Buzzed all day in the snug beehive. Over in the meadow in a nest built of sticks, Lived an mother crow and her Little crows six. "Caw," said the mother, "We caw," said the six, and they Cawed all day in the nest built of sticks. Over in the meadow where the grass grows so even, Lived an mother frog and her Little froggies seven. "Jump," said the mother, "We jump," said the seven, and they Jumped all day where the grass grows so even. Over in the meadow by the mossy gate, Lived an mother lizard and her Little lizards eight. "Bask," said the mother, "We bask," said the eight, and they Basked all day by the mossy gate. Over in the meadow by the scotch pine, Lived an mother duck and her Little duckies . "Quack," said the mother, "We quack," said the , and they Quacked all day by the scotch pine. Over in the meadow in a cozy, wee den, Lived an mother beaver and her Little beavers ten. "Beave," said the mother, "We beave," said the ten, and they Beaved all day in their cozy, wee den. |
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There are many versions of this counting rhyme and many books and many illustrations. When my son, who is now 47, loved this rhyme when he was 2-4 years old. We had a book and he would often bring it to me to read and when it was finishes he said "again!!".....So, for variety, we would make up different verses with other animals and I set it to music and we sang it together. ......I did the same with my daughter, though she wasn't quite as enthusiastic about it as my son. A few years on and I read it to the children in all the preschools where I taught....We sang it and made up verses.....Whenever I played the melody on my flute, the children would start singing.........Years after that, I read it to my grandchildren and reveled in their love of the rhyming song........ I haven't thought of that rhyme/song for many years.......Today, I was walking where I often walked, on the trails through the forest in a nearby park, and I came across a colorful sign, set low to the ground, It had the first verse of thi song on it along with a cheerful illustration.......around the next bend was another sign, with the next verse and so on.......I knew who had done this, it was our local library, who are looking for innovative ways to bring literacy to the children in spite of the Corona.......Sure brightened up my walk......Brought me so many happy memories of interacting with children......
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Oh My God......This pathetic site has rendered this rhyme completely redundant with it's missing words.......Along with the addition of Word Jumble Joe and Garbage Dump Dianne.......this site is becoming a disaster.......
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Trail signs.... what a unique way to get little ones to read. When we started home schooling, all my children except two already wee avid readers. They helped teach the two younger ones, and they all still laugh and sing the silly little phonics songs that went to the alphabet. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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Trail signs.... what a unique way to get little ones to read. When we started home schooling, all my children except two already wee avid readers. They helped teach the two younger ones, and they all still laugh and sing the silly little phonics songs that went to the alphabet.
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I love the cute picture and poem. I can see how it brightened up your forest and park walk. The poem cheered me up. 
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Brings back the old days. Its a pity about the missing words, but thats the faultofthe site. For some obscure reason I rcently went around singing to myself, a song my Mother taught us..... it went like this: Daddy wouldnt buy me a bow wow, bow wow, Daddy wouldnt buy me a bow wow wow, I have a pussy cat, and Im very fond of that, But I'd rather have a bow wow wow. Im sure there are a lot more verses to it, but thats all I can remember except for the music, which I remember. We were so innocent, and my memory is still working. I think the pandemic is driving me a bit insane 
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Even the words have a different meaning now, Dig is used now for "Do you understaand it" !!!!
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I love the cute picture and poem. I can see how it brightened up your forest and park walk. The poem cheered me up.
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Brings back the old days. Its a pity about the missing words, but thats the faultofthe site. For some obscure reason I rcently went around singing to myself, a song my Mother taught us..... it went like this: Daddy wouldnt buy me a bow wow, bow wow, Daddy wouldnt buy me a bow wow wow, I have a pussy cat, and Im very fond of that, But I'd rather have a bow wow wow. Im sure there are a lot more verses to it, but thats all I can remember except for the music, which I remember. We were so innocent, and my memory is still working. I think the pandemic is driving me a bit insane
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