Hawkins Hollow Kids Songs
Butterfly Station After The Shadow-Cut Sorting Sail 249
Song promise: A blank can wait, a route can change before it touches a living thing, and cleanup can preserve several usable choices instead of one fixed answer.
The part everyone joins: “Hum the clue; leave the word open.”
Lyrics
Opening — Butterfly Station
The shadow sail opened a patchwork view.
Austin watched the moss-log side.
Alice held one low humming note.
Aydin kept one word untied.
Hummed Clue Canon
Alice hummed near.
Austin hummed wide.
Aydin held the middle tone
with one blank resting inside.
Hum the clue; leave the word open.
Near may wait; wide may widen.
Pass the sail; check every way.
One missing word can wait today.
Missing-Word Invitation
The sail opened one shadow sentence:
“The route can welcome me if there is ___.”
No one filled the blank for Aydin.
No one hurried what came next.
Austin checked the turning space.
Alice checked the leaf-side line.
Aydin watched the empty word
and kept the answer unassigned.
Fast-Route Verse
The brightest shadow pointed forward
toward moss-log stage.
One quick path looked short and tidy.
The group nearly chose that way.
Then Alice saw beneath one leaf
a chrysalis on thread.
The fastest turn would brush the leaf.
Every moving sound stopped.
Living-Space Stop
No sail edge crossed the living space.
No foot entered the lane.
Austin opened the turning circle.
Alice kept the leaf-side gap.
Readiness Bridge
Aydin filled the word when ready:
“The route can welcome me if there is space.”
No cheer rushed the answer.
The blank became a usable check.
Hum the clue; keep the space open.
Wait can pause; wide can widen.
Follow moonflower wall around.
Return where every turn has room.
Moonflower Redirect
They followed the altered route
through moonflower wall’s bend.
Austin carried the folded sail.
Alice carried the choice pieces.
Aydin carried no route answer for anyone.
He carried the open-word card.
Moss-log stage came into view again
from the wider side.
Cleanup Celebration
They reached moss-log stage and cleaned the test:
Austin folded the shadow sail.
Alice gathered three used markers.
Aydin placed the open-word card.
Fold, gather, place, then see—
cleanup keeps the choices free.
Wait, wide, later, blank—
room to change is part of the plan.
Choice-Board Outro
Austin placed the WIDE marker.
Alice placed the WAIT marker.
Aydin held LATER loose
beside one blank square.
The chrysalis stayed with its leaf.
The board stayed ready to change.
About This Song
Age lane: S3 — Early Elementary Song, approximately ages 5–8.
Theme: Weather & Movement—designing an invitation someone can actually use through waiting, visible clearance, and revisable choices.
Energy: Cozy listening, careful discovery, gentle movement, and a soft cleanup celebration.
Estimated duration: Approximately 2:30–2:55.
Participation: Hummed clue canon, missing-word completion only when ready, route-space checking, optional watching, cleanup roles, and board choices.
Cast: Austin Turtle, upright, clothed, and anthropomorphic; Alice Mole without glasses; and Aydin. Aydin fills the missing word only when ready. Lillian and Zylar were considered, but the three-person canon, living-space check, and four-option board are already complete.
Ways to Join In
- Hum near, wide, or a middle tone; children may also watch or keep the blank open.
- Do not fill another person’s missing word; wait until that person is ready.
- Use WAIT, WIDE, LATER, or blank as route choices; no marker needs to win.
- Observe living things from a respectful distance with a trusted adult; do not touch chrysalises or wildlife.