Three Craws Sitting on a Wa' |
Katie's Coo by James Robertson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Rabbie's Rhymes: Robert Burns for Wee Folk by Robert Burns
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I started off wanting finger puppets to perform the song Three craws sat upon a wa' (Three crows sat upon a wall) from her Katie's Coo book. It's a traditional rhyme/song, and I have reproduced it here in full, this version came from Rampant Scotland and has an unusual 4th verse (I think the concept that 'The fourth craw wisna there at aw..' in the original, is beyond the ken of the little ones!):
Three Craws
Three craws sat upon a wa',
Sat upon a wa', sat upon a wa',
Three craws sat upon a wa',
On a cauld and frosty mornin'.
The first craw was greetin' for his maw,
Greetin' for his maw, greetin' for his maw,
The first craw was greetin' for his maw,
On a cauld and frosty mornin'.
The second craw fell and broke his jaw,
Fell and broke his jaw, fell and broke his jaw,
The second craw fell and broke his jaw,
On a cauld and frosty mornin'.
The third craw, couldnae caw at a',
Couldnae caw at a', couldnae caw at a',
The third craw, couldnae caw at a',
On a cauld and frosty mornin'.
An that's a', absolutely a',
Absolutely a', absolutely a',
An that's a', absolutely a',
On a cauld and frosty mornin'.
Meaning of unusual words:
craws=crows
wa'=wall
cauld=cold
maw=mother
... and then into a crow (I had forgotten that crows don't have yellow legs)!
The crows are made of dark brown card faced with black felt. This way I thought they would work as felts as well as finger puppets, having realised I could only fit one puppet on each hand, and couldn't manage 3 crows at once (dumbo!).
Here are pics of the crows in production:
BTW, I made the wing tips more pointy, the finger holes smaller (and attached legs/feet) and made the beak and eyes bigger.
I could also use 2 of these for Two little dickie birds sitting on a wall. And I'm sure with slight alterations they could be different types of birds; robins, eagles etc. I feel a bird-themed Storytime coming on!