Over in the meadow

Over in the meadow, in the sand in the sun, Lived an old mother toadie, and her little toadie one. “Wink!” said the mother " I Wink!” said the one, so they winked all day In the sand in the sun. Over in the meadow In the stream runs blue, Lived an old mother fish and her little fishes two. “Swim!” said the mother; "We swim!” said the two, So they swam all day In the stream runs blue. Over in the meadow in a hole in a tree, Lived an old mother squirrel and her little squirrels three. “Nibble !” said the mother "We nibble!" said the three, So they nibbled all day in a hole in the tree. Over in the meadow, in the reeds on the shore, Lived an old mother otter and her little otters four “Dive!” said the mother; "We dive!” said the four, So they dived all day in the reeds on the shore. Over in the meadow,
In a snug beehive
Lived a mother honey bee
And her little bees five "Buzz!" said the mother; "We buzz!" said the five So they buzzed all day In the snug beehive. Over in the meadow, In a nest made of sticks Lived a black mother crow And her little crows six "Caw!" said the mother; "We caw!" said the six So they cawed all day In the nest made of sticks. Over in the meadow, Where the grass tastes like heaven Lived an old mother rabbit And her little rabbits seven "Hop!" said the mother; "We hop!" said the seven So they hopped all day In the green grassy heaven. Over in the meadow, By the old mossy gate Lived a brown mother lizard And her little lizards eight "Bask!" said the mother; "We bask!" said the eight So they basked all day By the old mossy gate. Over in the meadow, Where the quiet pools shine Lived a green mother frog And her little froggies nine "Croak!" said the mother; "We croak!" said the nine So they croaked all day Where the quiet pools shine. Over in the meadow, In a dark little den Lived a black mother spider And her little spiders ten "Spin!" said the mother; "We spin!" said the ten So they spun all day In the dark little den.