(Olive A. Wadsworth)
Over in the meadow,
In the sand, in the sun,
Lived an old mother toadie
And her little toadie one.
"Jump!" said the mother;
"I jump!" said the one.
So they jumped and they jumped,
In the sand in the sun.
Over in the meadow,
Where the stream runs blue,
Lived an old mother fish
And her little fishes two.
"Swim!" said the mother;
"We swim!" said the two.
So they swam and they swam,
Where the stream runs blue.
Over in the meadow,
In a hole in a tree,
Lived an old mother bird
And her little birdies three.
"Sing!" said the mother;
"We sing!" said the three.
So they sang and they sang,
In their home in a tree.
Over in the meadow,
In a snug beehive,
Lived a mother honey bee
And her little honies five.
"Buzz!" said the mother;
"We buzz!" said the five.
So they buzzed and they buzzed,
In their snug beehive.
Over in the meadow,
In the grass soft and even,
Lived a mother cricket
And her little crickets seven.
"Chirp!" said the mother;
"We chirp!" said the seven.
So they chirped cheery notes,
In the grass soft and even.
Over in the meadow,
Where the cool pools shine,
Lived a green mother frog
And her little froggies nine.
"Croak!" said the mother;
"We croak!" said the nine.
So they croaked and they croaked,
Where the cool pools shine.