Over in the meadow, in the sand, in the
sun,
Lived an old mother toadie and her little
toadie one.”
“Wink!” said the mother; “We Wink!” said the one,
So they winked and they blinked 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 leapt where the
stream runs blue.
Over in the meadow, in a hole in a tree,
Lived an old mother squirrel and her little
squirrels three.
“Nibble!” said the mother; “We nibble!” said the three,
So they nibbled and they hid in the hole in
the tree.
Over in the meadow, in the reeds on the
shore,
Lived an old mother otter and her little otters
four,
“Dive!” said the mother; “We dive!” said the four,
So they dived and they burrowed in the
reeds on the shore.
Over in the meadow, in a snug beehive,
Lived a mother honey bee and her little
bees five,
“Buzz!” said the mother, “We buzz!” said the five,
So they buzzed and they hummed in the snug
beehive.
Over in the meadow, in a nest made of
sticks,
Lived a black mother crow and her little
crows six.
“Caw!” said the mother; “We caw!” said the six.
So they cawed and they called in their nest
built of sticks.
Over in the meadow, where the grass tastes
like heaven,
Lived an old mother rabbit and her little rabbits
seven.
“Hop!” said the mother, “We hop!” said the seven,
So they hopped and they bounced in the green
grassy heaven.
Over in the meadow, by the old mossy gate,
Lived a brown mother lizard and her little
lizards eight,
“Bask!” said the mother, “We bask!” said the eight,
So they basked in the sun on the old mossy
gate.
Over in the meadow, where the quiet 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 splashed where the
quiet pools shine.
Over in the meadow, in a dark little den,
Lived a black mother spider, and her little
spiders ten.
“Spin!” said the mother; “We spin!” said the ten,
So they spun lacy webs in their dark little
den.
