Hawkins Hollow Kids Songs
Folding Sorting Sail- Tempo-Changing Work Song At The Quiet-Bench Grove 246
Song promise: Different answers can remain useful, quiet observation can change the route, and the group can stop before touching a living thing.
The part everyone joins: “When can change; where stays clear.”
Lyrics
Opening — Opposite Mud-Kitchen Sides
Spencer came by the clay-bowl side.
Brandon came by garden ground.
Aleea followed the folded sail edge.
Three routes met without a line.
At quiet-bench grove, the sorting sail
opened one work-song fold.
Spencer tapped a steady count.
Brandon answered bold.
Aleea watched the turning space
and left one beat unfilled.
The group began with quick work steps.
The bench-side leaves stayed still.
Disagreeing Call-and-Response Chorus
Caller: “When should we move?”
Spencer: “When the folded edge lies flat.”
Brandon: “When the work beat calls us back.”
Aleea: “First check where the path is at.”
When can change; where stays clear.
Fast can answer; slow can hear.
Fold, reply, and hold the turn.
Different answers help us learn.
The sail opened toward little-library step.
One narrow line looked neat.
Spencer held the folded timing edge.
Brandon raised the beat.
They nearly followed the quicker turn
before Aleea pointed low:
beneath one leaf, a chrysalis
hung where the route would go.
No one had asked where space must stay.
The chorus only said when.
Aleea held the quiet pause
and showed the leaf-edge bend.
Spencer said, “Keep the timing fold.”
Brandon said, “Keep the work-song call.”
Aleea kept the living-space check.
All three clues changed the plan.
Fold lies flat; then check below.
Keep the leaf-side pathway slow.
Work beat quick where ground is wide.
Stop before the living side.
That was not the opening chorus.
Those were directions now.
They turned before little-library step
and stayed at quiet-bench grove.
Spencer lowered the folding sail.
Brandon cleared the route.
Aleea checked beneath the leaf.
No hand or flag moved near.
The narrow path stayed unused.
The wider ground stayed clear.
Undisturbed-Living Outro
Spencer rested empty hands.
Brandon held the folded sail still.
Aleea pointed without reaching.
The chrysalis remained beneath the leaf.
About This Song
Age lane: S3 — Early Elementary Song, approximately ages 5–8.
Theme: Care & Safety—helping without taking control by preserving different useful answers and adjusting the route instead of directing another person’s body.
Energy: Small-problem-solving, steady work-song movement, quiet observation, and a calm visual finish.
Estimated duration: Approximately 2:30–2:55.
Participation: Disagreeing call-and-response, tempo-changing movement, sail-fold cues, optional watching, route-space checking, and a final stillness cue.
Cast: Spencer, barefoot Brandon Rabbit, and Aleea. Spencer’s healed scar remains only on his left upper lip. Brandon remains barefoot because conditions are dry and calm. Aleea is the quietest participant and notices the missing route-space condition. Lillian and Zylar were considered, but the three-person call, response, and quiet observation roles are already complete.
Ways to Join In
- Allow answers to disagree; timing, work pace, and route-space checks may all remain useful.
- Children may call, answer, move quickly or slowly, point, hold the sail, watch, or keep space clear.
- When a living thing is noticed, stop before contact and follow a trusted adult’s direction.
- Observe real chrysalises and wildlife from a respectful distance; do not touch them.