Hawkins Hollow Nursery Rhymes
Puddle Rain Barrel Drip Rhyme A
“Drip-drop, one-two-three—save a little drop with me.” The everyday event is three slow drips landing in an established rain barrel. Spencer notices and counts; Austin Turtle listens and chooses the gentle next action. The child may choose a kind step—turn the spout closed after filling—or a silly step—say “plip-plop, thank you, drop.”
Rhyme
Puddle Rain Barrel Drip
Old stump school—drip, drop, dray;
Three small drops came down that way.
Spencer counted, “One, two, three.”
Austin listened quietly.
Down orchard path—plip, plop, plink;
Three drops tapped the barrel’s brink.
“Drip-drop, one-two-three—
Save a little drop with me.”
At the pond stones, what comes next?
Close the spout when filling rests—
Or say, “Thank you, little drop,”
With a silly “plip-plop-plop.”
Riverside bend, evening blue;
Puddle circles winked anew.
Drip-drop, one-two-three—
Water gently, you and me.
About This Rhyme
Performance style: Spoken or lightly chanted with three finger taps, a “save a drop” echo, a listening pause, and a child-chosen kind or silly ending.
Estimated spoken length: About 45–60 seconds with echoes.
Ways to Join In
- Count: tap one finger three times for the three drips.
- Listen: pause for one beat with hands still.
- Echo: caregiver says “Save a little drop”; child may answer “with me,” gesture, or listen.
- Choose: mime closing the spout after filling, or say the silly “plip-plop-plop.”
- Participation may be spoken, signed, gestured, seated, moving, or watching. The rhyme models gentle use without asking children to operate a real rain barrel unsupervised.