cut-cut, cadaakut,
I laid an egg for Robert.
Cut-cut-cut, cadaakut,
I laid an egg for Robert."

Then the little yellow hen she jumped right into the manger and she
wiggled around in the straw until she made a little nest where she laid
an egg. Then she said:

"Cut-cut-cut, cadaakut,
I laid an egg for Martha.
Cut-cut-cut, cadaakut,
I laid an egg for Martha."

Then the little black hen she saw another little box nailed on to the
wall so she jumped up on it and she laid an egg and then she said:

"Cut-cut-cut, cadaakut,
I laid an egg for Tom, for Tom,
Cut-cut-cut, cadaakut,
I laid an egg for Tom."

And then the little white hen she could not find any place at all. She
ran around and around. Finally she sat right down in the soft dust which
by this time the sun had made all warm, until she made a little round
hollow and there she laid an egg. Then she said:

"Cut-cut-cut, cadaakut,
I laid an egg for Peter.
Cut-cut-cut, cadaakut,
I laid an egg for Peter."

When the rooster saw all these eggs he opened his mouth again and
bragged:

"Cock-a-doodle-doo,
What they say is true.
See what they can do,
Cock-a-doodle-doo."

And the little hens answered:

"Cut-cut-cut, cadaakut,
We can lay an egg, an egg,
Cut-cut-cut, cadaakut,
We can lay an egg."

And if ever you are out in the country early in the morning you will
hear the wonderful rooster-noise. And then you will hear the hens
telling how many eggs they have laid for you.

THE LITTLE HEN AND THE ROOSTER

The little hen goes "cut cut cut."
The rooster he goes "cock a doodle doo!
You want me and I want you,
But I'm up here and you're down there."
The little hen goes "cut cut cut,"
The rooster he steps with a funny little strut,
He cocks his eye, gives a funny little sound,
He looks at the hen, he looks all around,
He flaps his wings, he beats the air,
He stretches his neck, then flies to the ground.
"Cock a doodle, cock a doodle, cock a doodle doo!
Now you have me and I have you!"

MY HORSE, OLD DAN

This verse utilizes a child's love of enumeration and of movement. The
School has found it the most successful of my verse for small
children.

MY HORSE, OLD DAN

Old Dan has two ears
Old Dan has two eyes
Old D