Hawkins Hollow Nursery Rhymes
Magnetic Garden Marker at Pumpkin Corner
The marker’s shaded side holds; its sunlit side slips after the sprinkle. The root bump is never moved. Its width becomes the measure for a clear gap, and one unfilled picture space becomes tomorrow’s invitation.
Rhyme
Moonflower wall stayed out of sight.
At frog pond rim, shade met light.
“What sticks in shade but slips in sun?”
Cover, uncover—guess when ready.
Austin held shade. Kaydence showed sun.
Lillian tried one marker piece for fun.
The wet bright side slid near a root.
“Push it away?” Zylar said, “No—look.”
The root bump stayed. They measured it wide.
One bump-width made a clear safe side.
“Can the last piece fit in ___?”
Fill the word only when you are ready.
They turned before the first way closed.
At pumpkin corner, three pieces posed.
One space stayed open, dry, and bright.
“Tomorrow can finish our garden kite.”
About This Rhyme
Performance style: Spoken gesture riddle with shade-cover, sun-open, measuring hands, and an optional missing word.
Estimated spoken length: About 50 seconds.