Hawkins Hollow Kids Songs
No Reprise At The Mud Kitchen- Patchwork Rhythm Bridge 220
Song promise: Leadership moves after each choice, the quietest clue can redirect the whole group, and an outdoor harmony may be valuable even when it leaves no product to carry inside.
The part everyone joins: “Trade the card; hear what the morning made.”
Lyrics
Opening — Opposite Clover-Gate Sides
Lex came by the clover-shadow side.
Austin chose the wider ground.
Haylee carried the patchwork bridge.
Emmitt listened for what made no sound.
Mud-Kitchen Test
At mud kitchen, four role cards read:
look, carry, listen, test.
Lex looked first; Haylee carried.
Austin tested where to rest.
The bridge gave clay-pot “tok,”
wooden spoon “tik,” stone bowl “tumm.”
Emmitt held the listening card
and added none.
Role-Trade Refrain
Trade the card; hear what the morning made.
After every choice, let a new role lead the way.
Look, carry, listen, test—
pass the work and leave one sound at rest.
Decision One
They chose to test the red patch first.
Every card moved on:
Austin looked, Emmitt carried,
Haylee listened, Lex tested the tone.
They chose the blue patch second.
Cards traded once again:
Haylee looked, Lex carried,
Emmitt tested, Austin listened.
Missing-Condition Verse
The plan said, “Take this harmony in
and play it just the same.”
Emmitt touched the listening card
but did not join the claim.
He pointed to one leaf-tipped patch
where morning water stayed.
Indoors had no open ground,
no leaf, no outdoor shade.
The quietest participant found the clue:
the setting made the sound.
The group stopped before mailbox bend
and turned the bridge around.
Route-Reversal Bridge
Lex tested clear return space.
Austin carried the folded side.
Haylee took the listening card.
Emmitt chose what they would try.
No fixed leader held the bridge.
The roles moved after the turn.
Back at mud kitchen, they listened
for sounds they could not own.
Outdoor Soundscape
Clay pot cooled with one small “tok.”
Dry spoon answered “tik.”
Stone bowl held a low soft “tumm.”
Leaf-water waited at the tip.
Lex looked. Austin carried.
Haylee listened. Emmitt tested.
Four efforts shaped the waiting bar,
but nothing needed finishing.
Smallest-Sound Coda
Then one ordinary drop let go
from the leaf-tipped bridge patch:
“Plip.”
The pot, spoon, bowl, and drop
made one weather-shaped accord.
No-Reprise Release
They carried no finished song indoors.
The smallest sound remained outside.
About This Song
Age lane: S3 — Early Elementary Song, approximately ages 5–8.
Theme: Community Life—recognizing effort that leaves no finished product, especially quiet noticing that protects the truth of a shared moment.
Energy: Careful discovery, curious sound-making, quiet leadership, and a soft closing image.
Estimated duration: Approximately 2:30–2:55.
Participation: Role-card trading, opposite-side movement, outdoor sound collection, optional silence, and a sung coda without chorus reprise.
Cast: Lex, upright clothed anthropomorphic Austin Turtle, Haylee, and Emmitt. Emmitt is the quietest participant in this song and notices the missing condition. Lillian and Zylar were considered, but four roles already rotate seeing, carrying, listening, and testing after every decision.
Ways to Join In
- Use four role cards—look, carry, listen, and test—and trade all cards after every group decision.
- Children may hold a card, point, watch, listen, carry a lightweight bridge substitute, or choose no sound.
- Collect ordinary outdoor sounds without claiming ownership of them or forcing a repeat.
- Use dry, stable play objects with trusted-adult supervision; do not recreate water sounds near slippery walking areas.