Hawkins Hollow Kids Songs
When The Pocket Rhythm Bridge Changed The Pinecone Shop 202
Song promise: Children can move through two remembered versions of a route, delay an answer without losing their place, and watch a temporary object bridge reveal—and then release—the solution.
The part everyone joins: “One step, two ways—leave the word till it is ready.”
Lyrics
Cold Open — The Ending First
Four pinecones made a little bridge.
One flat stone held the end.
“We found the bridge alcove,” said Haylee.
“But where did we begin?”
Austin remembered moonflower wall
above the sloping ground.
Alice remembered pinecone shop
before they all looked down.
Aralynn held the pocket bridge.
Haylee tapped one knee.
Two memories reached the same last place
by different counts of three.
One step, two ways—move when ready.
Three taps, four friends—keep the beat steady.
Say the missing word, or let it stay.
Your place in the song will not slip away.
They started high above the wall
and chose their separate lanes.
No group line crossed the slope below;
each body chose its pace.
At pinecone shop, the pocket bridge
allowed one sound per fold:
Austin tapped. Alice brushed.
Aralynn’s beat stayed bold.
Haylee left one word unsaid:
“The next place is ___.”
No one filled the waiting space.
They counted steps instead.
One step, two ways—move when ready.
Three taps, four friends—keep the beat steady.
Say the missing word, or let it stay.
Your place in the song will not slip away.
High cotton clouds let sunlight through.
The pocket folds lay low.
Four shapes joined across the ground
and spelled a path in shadow.
Austin saw the first dark turn.
Alice saw the last.
Both remembered pieces fit—
not early, not too fast.
At bridge alcove, they placed four pinecones,
then one flat stone beside.
Aralynn set the pocket bridge
to mark the crossing wide.
Haylee looked at both remembered ways,
then filled the word: “Alcove.”
They crossed the object bridge one time.
No piece became a road.
One step, two ways—the word came ready.
Three taps, four friends—the bridge held steady.
“Alcove” joined the song today.
Both memories helped us find the way.
Dismantling Outro
Austin lifted one pinecone.
Alice lifted one.
Aralynn gathered the pocket bridge.
Haylee moved the stone.
Two pinecones waited for two more hands;
then bridge alcove was clear.
About This Song
Age lane: S3 — Early Elementary Song, approximately ages 5–8.
Theme: Counting & Movement—letting two valid memories coexist through route rhythm, optional words, and a visible temporary structure.
Energy: Brave, curious, steadily moving, then clear and settling.
Estimated duration: Approximately 2:25–2:50.
Participation: Step-count chorus, individual route choices, optional missing-word response, object-pattern building, and a quiet dismantling close.
Cast: Austin Turtle, Alice Mole, Aralynn Fox, and Haylee. Austin remains upright, clothed, and anthropomorphic. Alice never wears glasses. Lillian and Zylar were considered, but the four-person structure already supports two memory versions, four route actions, and a clear build-and-dismantle sequence.
Ways to Join In
- Use one, two, three, and four finger or movement cues in the chorus; children may step, roll, tap, point, or watch.
- Leave the missing-word space silent unless and until a child chooses to fill it.
- For the shadow bridge, use hand shapes or paper shapes in safe sunlight; do not stare at the sun.
- Build only a low pretend crossing with lightweight objects under adult supervision, then dismantle it before leaving.