Hawkins Hollow Nursery Rhymes
Willow Windy Hat Chase Rhyme B
“Flip-flap, help please—stop and see.” The actual engine is notice → ask for help → pause → locate → retrieve → choose. Lex asks for help when the hat moves beyond easy reach; Spencer watches its direction and points to where it settles. The child may choose a kind next step—say “Help, please”—or a silly next step—whisper “whoof-whoo.”
Rhyme
Willow Windy Hat Chase
Blackberry Lane—flip, flap, fly;
One plain sunhat tumbled by.
Lex called softly, “Help, please—see?”
Spencer stopped beside the tree.
Stone footbridge—pause, look round;
Spencer saw it on the ground.
Lex walked slowly where he showed;
No racing feet went down the road.
Hawkins Hollow trail—what shall we say?
“Help, please,” works along the way—
Or whisper silly, “Whoof-whoo-whee!”
Then Lex picked up the hat carefully.
Willow Circle in make-believe play
Sent flip-flap echoes through the day.
Flip-flap, help please—stop and see;
Helping brings the hat back safely.
About This Rhyme
Performance style: Spoken or lightly chanted with two knee taps, a “help, please” echo, a pause, and a child-chosen kind or silly response.
Estimated spoken length: About 45–60 seconds with echoes.
Ways to Join In
- Notice: trace the hat’s path with one finger or watch.
- Ask: say, sign, gesture, or point to “Help, please.”
- Pause: rest hands for one comfortable beat.
- Locate: point toward an imagined resting place or use eye direction.
- Choose: repeat “Help, please,” rest, or whisper “whoof-whoo.”
- Participation may be spoken, signed, gestured, seated, moving, or watching. The chase remains a calm walk; children do not run into a path, roadway, bridge edge, or unsafe area.