
On my way home today, I noticed some children in the school yard, laughing and singing while playing a clapping game in groups of two. As their happy voices chanted a rhyming song, I was transported back in time (way, way back!) to my own school days, when my friends and I would spend recess jumping rope to a warble of skipping songs.
This is the song that came to mind as I passed by the kids in the playground. Do you remember this skipping chant?
I went downtown to see Mrs. Brown
She gave me a nickel to buy a pickle
The pickle was sour; so I bought a flower
The flower was dead; so I bought some thread;
The thread was thin; so I bought a pin;
The pin was sharp; so I bought a harp;
The harp played:
Johnny by the ocean,
Johnny by the sea,
Johnny broke a bottle and blamed it on me.
I told Ma,
Ma told Pa,
And Johnny got a lickin’, so hahaha!
How many lickins’ did he get — 1, 2, 3, 4…
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Mindfulness Thought
The body heals with play, the mind heals with laughter and the spirit heals with joy.
~ Unknown