Hawkins Hollow Nursery Rhymes
Sunny Apron Chant 061
“Ask, pause, ready—tap.” The actual engine is notice → ask → say not yet → pause → say ready → complete one pretend tap → choose. Haylee asks and respects the pause; Emmitt chooses when the pretend check may begin.
Rhyme
Sunny Apron Chant
Carlisle creek—tap, tap, see;
One clean play apron waited neatly.
Haylee asked, “May I tie one bow?”
Emmitt answered, “Not just now.”
Barn lane—pause, hands stay still;
Haylee waited by the hill.
Emmitt said, “I’m ready—tap.”
Haylee tapped the apron flap.
Quiet bench—what shall we choose?
Say “All done,” or rest our shoes—
Or whisper silly, “Heartbeat-hop!”
Then let the pretend check stop.
Puddle-pat heartbeats in make-believe play
Bounced tiny rhythms through the day.
Ask, pause, ready—tap;
Brave care honors wait and stop.
About This Rhyme
Performance style: Spoken or lightly chanted with two knee taps, one ask-first pause, and one kind-or-silly choice.
Estimated spoken length: About 45–60 seconds with echoes.
Ways to Join In
- Ask: say, sign, or gesture “May I?”
- Not yet: say, sign, gesture, point, or watch.
- Pause: rest hands for one comfortable beat.
- Ready: say, sign, or gesture “Ready.”
- Tap: tap knees or mime one gentle apron tap.
- Choose: say “All done,” rest, or whisper “heartbeat-hop.”
- Participation may be spoken, signed, gestured, seated, moving, or watching. This is pretend play, not medical instruction. A trusted grown-up handles real health questions; children may say not yet, stop, or all done at any time.