Hawkins Hollow Nursery Rhymes
Doodle Maple Leaf Jingle 088
“Leaf goes by—stop, look, listen.” The actual engine is notice moving leaf → stop → look at route → listen for grown-up cue → wait → move together → choose. Alice notices the leaf; Callen names the pause and later checks the route; both wait for the cue.
Rhyme
Doodle Maple Leaf Jingle
Cobb Farm orchard—skip, then stop;
One maple leaf went flip, then dropped.
Alice said, “The leaf crossed here.”
Callen said, “We pause right here.”
Creek bridge—look, then hear;
Callen checked the pathway clear.
Alice listened, feet stayed slow;
Grown-up said, “You both may go.”
Pasture fence—what shall we choose?
Say “Stop and listen,” or rest our shoes—
Or whisper silly, “Leaf-drop-doo!”
Then move together after the cue.
Drip-drop leaves in make-believe play
Sent tiny counting sounds through the gray.
Leaf goes by—stop, look, listen;
Safe choices help our footsteps glisten.
About This Rhyme
Performance style: Spoken or lightly chanted with two imagined drip-drop taps, one freeze beat, and one tiny choice.
Estimated spoken length: About 45–60 seconds with echoes.
Ways to Join In
- Notice: point, use eye direction, gesture, or watch.
- Stop: rest hands and feet for one comfortable beat.
- Look: use eye direction toward the clear route without moving.
- Listen: pause for the trusted grown-up’s real cue.
- Choose: say “Stop and listen,” rest, or whisper “leaf-drop-doo.”
- Participation may be spoken, signed, gestured, seated, moving, or watching. Real route movement follows the trusted grown-up’s directions; children do not cross, chase, or move ahead independently.