Hawkins Hollow Nursery Rhymes
The Braided Footstep Chart Makes One New Rule
The repeated bounce line changes who begins. One child holds the chart, one turns its braid, and two compare opposite memory pictures. Their jobs meet once at frog pond rim, where the chart opens to show both memories without choosing a winner.
Rhyme
Feather clearing held the start.
Four friends shared one braided chart.
Bounce it, pass it—new job now.
Austin held the window. Aralynn turned the braid.
Aydin saw “near.” Aleea saw “far.”
Both remembered where the first steps are.
Pass it, bounce it—jobs trade round.
Three jobs started without a sound.
Hold, turn, compare—one, two, three.
They met once where pond edges meet.
Lantern porch was not the place.
The real question changed its face.
“Which one wins?” became “Keep two.”
Through frog pond rim, the chart showed what to do.
One side near. One side far.
Both stayed open—honest as they are.
About This Rhyme
Performance style: Spoken role-swapping bounce verse with passing, holding, pointing, and one shared meeting beat.
Estimated spoken length: About 50 seconds.