Hawkins Hollow Kids Songs
No Reprise at Fern Trail with the Hinged Sound Ladder
The part everyone joins: “Listen, check, move.” The final order makes room for both signals instead of choosing one and ignoring the other.
Lyrics
Rain Chain Corner
The hinged ladder makes the first small clack.
Austin sees the bright rung.
Aralynn sees the damp rung.
Austin: Bright says move.
Aralynn: Damp says wait.
Both signals help.
Neither can lead alone.
Build the Refrain Backward
Aralynn pats once for move.
Austin taps once for check.
Together they hold a quiet beat for listen.
Backward words: Move, check, listen.
They turn the order around.
Forward refrain:
Listen, check, move.
Listen, check, move.
Hear the rung, feel the ground,
then choose the room to move around.
Fern Trail Return
Austin listens beside the ladder.
Aralynn checks the damp rung.
They move along the clear fern-trail edge.
The old move-first pattern does not return.
Cleanup Celebration
At fern trail, Aralynn folds the damp cloth marker.
Austin closes the hinged ladder.
Aralynn places the marker in one basket.
Austin sets the closed ladder beside it.
They pat once.
They tap once.
They share the quiet beat.
No decoration is added.
No object is left in the path.
The clear space is the celebration.
Final Line
Aralynn waits.
Austin, quietly: “There is room to join when the ground is ready.”
About This Song
Age lane: S2 — Preschool Songs, ages 3–5
Theme: Belonging — designing an invitation someone can actually use.
Energy: Curious sound-making with cozy listening and a soft celebratory finish.
Estimated duration: About 1 minute 30 seconds.
Participation: Pat, tap, pause, reverse-word recall, seated alternatives, gestures, or watching.
Ways to Join In
- Pat for move, tap for check, and hold still for listen.
- Say the words backward once, then sing them forward.
- Children may pat, tap, pause, gesture seated, or watch.
- Keep Austin’s last line quiet and unaccompanied.