Hawkins Hollow Kids Songs
No Reprise At The Apple-Crate Stage- Reversible Message Flag 231
Song promise: The group can enjoy a shrinking rhythm, stop before the thrilling finish, and use the unfilled place to make room for someone who may join later.
The part everyone joins: “Five sounds start; one sound leaves.”
Lyrics
Opening — Above Quilt Lawn
Alice chose the quilt-edge slope.
Aleea chose the wider ground.
Emmitt followed one bright flag fold.
No group line held them bound.
At apple-crate stage, the flag turned blue.
Five sounds waited there:
tap, brush, hum, step, click—
each with room to share.
Five-Sound Refrain
Five sounds start; one sound leaves.
Hear the spaces rhythm weaves.
Tap, brush, hum, step, click—
lose one sound and keep the beat.
Round One — Four Sounds
The click went quiet first.
Alice tapped the crate-side wood.
Aleea brushed the flag edge.
Emmitt hummed and marked one step.
Round Two — Three Sounds
The step went quiet next.
Tap, brush, hum stayed clear.
No one filled the missing beat.
The pattern made room to hear.
Round Three — Two Sounds
The hum went quiet next.
Tap and brush went round.
The reversible flag showed “more,”
but the group checked the ground.
The next round promised one fast tap,
then one bright final click.
Alice raised one open hand.
Every sound stopped quick.
They stopped before the final beat.
The exciting part stayed out.
Emmitt saw the narrow gathering
left one person’s space without.
They followed the flag’s quieter side
toward little-library step.
Aleea carried the folded edge.
Alice checked the turning place.
Emmitt carried one extra marker
that had no job before.
He set it beside the gathering,
not across the open floor.
Role Turn — Extra Object, New Possibility
“Welcome-Space Keeper,” Emmitt named it,
“for someone new—or not today.”
The marker could remain unclaimed
and change if someone chose another way.
Safe-Space Coda
Alice placed one pebble edge.
Aleea held the folded flag low.
Emmitt left the tiny center open.
The marker waited beside it.
No final click completed the pattern.
The open space became the coda.
No-Reprise Release
The five-sound refrain did not return.
The tiny space stayed part of the gathering.
About This Song
Age lane: S3 — Early Elementary Song, approximately ages 5–8.
Theme: Feelings & Friendship—recognizing who remains outside a pattern and changing the gathering before asking anyone to join it.
Energy: Soft celebration, patient sound play, careful stopping, and a welcoming open finish.
Estimated duration: Approximately 2:25–2:50.
Participation: Independent route movement, five-sound body percussion, one sound removed per round, an immediate stop, optional role naming, and safe-space marking.
Cast: Alice Mole without glasses, Aleea, and Emmitt. Emmitt notices the outside space and names the new role. Lillian and Zylar were considered, but adding either would pre-fill the newcomer space and weaken the intended role vacancy.
Ways to Join In
- Begin with tap, brush, hum, step, and click; remove exactly one sound after each round.
- Children may sound, gesture, watch, or hold the silent beat.
- Stop immediately when the open-hand signal appears, even before the exciting ending.
- Keep Welcome-Space Keeper optional and unclaimed; follow a trusted adult’s route and safety directions.