Churning

Come, butter, come,
Come, butter, come;
Peter stands at the gate
Waiting for a butter cake.
Come, butter, come.
(churning – збивання масла)

A Rhyme for Washing Hands

Wash, hands, wash,
Daddy's gone to plough.
Splash, hands, splash,
They're all washed now.

* * *

One, two,
Buckle my shoe;

Three, four,

Knock at the door;

Five, six,

Pick up sticks;

Seven, eight,

Lay them straight;
Nine, ten,
A good fat hen.

to buckle - застібнути

lay them straight – покласти їх рівно

A Song from a Game

Blind man, blind man,
Sure you can't see?
Turn round three times,
And try to catch me.
Turn east, turn west,
Catch as you can,
Did you think you'd caught me?
Blind, blind man!

Turn round three times and try to catch me.
- Повернись три рази і постарайся піймати мене

 

The Gingerbread Man

Smiling girls, rosy boys,
Come and buy my little toys;
Monkeys made of gingerbread,
And sugar horses painted red.

Chairs to Mend

If I'd as much money as I could spend,
I never would cry,
Old chairs to mend!
Old chairs to mend!
I never would cry,
Old chairs to mend!

If I'd as much money as I could tell,
I never would cry,
Old clothes to sell!
Old clothes to sell!
Old clothes to sell!
I never would cry,
Old clothes to sell!

Buy Any Buttons?

Buttons, a farthing a pair,
Come, who will buy them of me?
They are round and sound and pretty
And fit for the girls of the city.
Come, who will buy them of me?
Buttons, a farthing a pair.

Harvest Song

The boughs do shake and the bells do ring,
So merrily comes our harvest in,
Our harvest in, our harvest in,
So merrily comes our harvest in.
We have ploughed, we have sowed,
We have reaped, we have mowed,
We have brought home every load,
Hip, hip, hip, harvest home!

 

Tea-Time

Polly, put the kettle on,
Polly, put the kettle on,
Polly, put the kettle on,
We'll all have tea.
Sukey, take it off again,
Sukey, take it off again,
Sukey, take it off again,
They've all gone away.

 

The Brave Old Duke of York

Oh, the brave old Duke of York,
He had ten thousand men;
He marched them up to the top of the hill
And he marched them down again.
And when they were up, they were up,
And when they were down, they were down.
And when they were only half-way up,
They were neither up nor down.

Thirty white horses

Thirty white horses
Upon a red hill,
Now they stamp,
Now they champ,
Now they stand still.

Candle

Little Nancy Etticoat
With a white petticoat,
And a red nose;
She has no feet or hands,
The longer she stands
The shorter she grows.

petticoat - спідничка
 

 

* * *

As I was walking in a field of wheat,

I picked up something good to eat;

Neither fish, flesh, fowl, nor bone,

I kept it till it ran alone.

 

* * *

Elizabeth, Elspeth, Betsy and Bess,
They all went together to seek a bird's nest;
They found a bird's nest with five eggs in,
They all took one, and left four in.

                                      Season and Weather

 

It’s autumn.

All the leaves are falling down,

Falling down, falling down.

Falling , falling to the ground

It is autumn!                                                                        As they fall they twirl around

Twirl around, twirl around.
Twirling, swirling to the ground.
It is autumn.

Lots of colours touch the ground,
Touch the ground, touch the ground.
Red and yellow, green and brown.
It is autumn!

Fall.

Warm September brings the fruit,
Sportsmen then begin to shoot.
October brings the pheasant,
Then to gather nuts is pleasant.
Dull November brings the blast,
Then the leaves are wiring fast.

Rain.

Rain on the green grass,
 

Rain on the tree.
 

Rain on the house-top
 

But not on me!

Rain, rain, go away!
 

Come again another day!
 

 

Rain, rain,
 

Go to Spain
Fair weather
Come again.

Autumn.

This is a season when fruit is sweet,
This is a season when friends meet,
This is a season when leaves fall down
Red, orange, yellow, brown.

* * *                                                            

Yellow, red and green and brown,
See, the little leaves come down.
Dancing, dancing in the breeze,
Falling, falling from the trees

The song of seasons.

Sing the song of seasons!
Something bright in all.
Flowers in the summer,
Fires in the fall.

Mushrooms.

Mushrooms, dear, don’t be afraid,
Don’t just hide there in the shade.
Come and stand in the sun
So I pick you one by one.

 

 

Dance of the leaves.

First they dance upon the trees,
Then they float on the breeze.
Then they gaily blow around,
Now they’re sleeping on the ground.

About rain ...

When the dew is on the grass

Rain will never come to pass.

A sunshiny shower
Won’t last half an hour.

Rain, Wind and Snow.

Rain, rain, April rain!
Bring the flowers back again,
Yellow cowslip, violet blue,
Butter-cups and daisies too.

Wind, wind! Autumn wind!
He the leafy trees has thinned,
 

Loudly hear him roar and shout;
 

Bar the door and keep him out.

Snow, snow, pure white snow!
 

Cover the fields thy covering throw.
Cover up the seed so warm
Through the winter safe from harm.                                         

Rain, wind, snow, all three,
Each in turn shall welcome be,
Each and all in turn are sent
On the earth with good intend.

Little rain drops.

Oh, where do you come from,
You little drops of rain,
Pitter- patter, pitter- patter,
Down the window-pane?
They won’t let me walk,
They won’t let me play,
And they won’t let me go
Out of doors at all to day.
They put away my playthings
Because I broke them all,
And then they locked up all my bricks,
And took away my ball.
Tell me little raindrops,
Is that the way you play,
Pitter-patter, pitter-patter,
All the rainy day?
They say I’m very naughty,
But I’ve nothing else to do
But sit here at the window;
I should like to play with you.
The little raindrops cannot speak,
But pitter-patter pat
Means "We can play on this side:
Why can’t you play on that?"

Please remember.

Please to remember
The fifth of November,
Gunpowder, treason, and plot
I know no reason
Why gunpowder and treason
Should ever be forgot.

In September, last July.

One fine October morning
In September, last July
The moon lay thick upon the ground,
The snow shone in the sky.
The flowers were singing gaily
And the birds were in full bloom.
I went down to the cellar
To sweep the upstairs room.

This is the season.

This is the season
When vegetables grow.
I come to the garden
And make water flow.

Days in the Month

Thirty days has September,
April, June and November;
February has twenty-eight alone.
All the rest have thirty-one,
But leap year coming once in four
Gives February one day more.

About Weather

If bees stay at home,

Rain will soon come;

If they fly away,
Fine will be the day.

* * *

Evening red and morning grey,

Send the traveller on his way;
Evening grey and morning red,
Bring the rain upon his head.

* * *

When the dew is on the grass,                                            
Rain will never come to pass.
A sunshiny shower                                       
Won't last half an hour.

* * *

It's raining, it's pouring,
The old man's snoring;
He got into bed
And bumped his head
And couldn't get up in the morning.

* * *

It's raining, it's raining,
There's pepper in the box,
And all the little ladies
Are picking up their frocks.

* * *

When the wind blows,

Then the mill goes;

When the wind drops,

Then the mill stops.

* * *

March winds and April showers

Bring forth May flowers.

* * *

When clouds appear

Like rocks and towers,

The earth's refreshed

By frequent showers.

* * *

Cut thistles in May,                                    

They grow in a day;

Cut them in June,

That is too soon;

Cut them in July,

Then they will die.

* * *

A swarm of bees in May
Is worth a load of hay;
A swarm of bees in June
Is worth a silver spoon;
A swarm of bees in July,
Is not worth a fly.

* * *

If bees stay at home,
Rain will soon come;
If they fly away,
Fine will be the day.

 

* * *

Evening red and morning grey,
Send the traveller on his way;
Evening grey and morning red,
Bring the rain upon his head.

* * *

Red sky at night,
Shepherd's delight;

Red sky in the morning,

Shepherd's warning.

* * *

When the dew is on the grass,

Rain will never come to pass.

A sunshiny shower

Won't last half an hour.

 

                                 Colours.

Soap.

Soap is green or red, or white,
Or blue, or black as inc.

 

But when you wash it is turn white,
 

It is so strange, I think.

Blue sea…

Blue sea, green tree.
 

Brown hand, yellow sand.
Rose red, grey head.
Snow white, black night.
 

Colours.

Red and yellow, blue and green,
Blue and green, blue and green,
Red and yellow, blue and green,
Black and white and brown.

Orange, purple, pink and grey,                               
 

Pink and grey, pink and grey,
 

Orange, purple, pink and grey,
 

Black and white and brown.

Blue is the sea.

Blue is the sea,
Green is the grass,
White are the clouds
As they slowly pass.

Black are the crows,
Brown are the trees,
Red are the sails
Of a ship in the breeze.

 

I see green…

I see green, I see yellow,
I see that funny fellow.
I see white, I see black,
I see this and that and that.
I see pink, I see brown,
I stand up and I sit down,
I see red, I see blue,
I see you and you and you!

The frog is green.

The frog is green, green, green
And so is the tree,
One, two, three, one, two, three.
Red, red, red the rose,
Blue, blue, blue the dress.
Grey, grey, grey the rat
And so is the cat!

What is green?

Please, tell me, what is green?
Grass is green, so long and clean.
“What is red?”, asked little Fred.
“The ball is red”, says his brother Ted.
What is grey? Can you say?
Yes, I can – the mouse is grey!
What is white? I want to know.
Milk is white and so is snow!

This is ...

This is a big green frog,
This is a big white dog.
This is a big grey rat,
This is a big black cat.
 

Take a little bit of yellow.

Take a little bit of yellow
And a little bit of red,
Put it in the bowl
And what have you got instead?
We’ve got a colour we’ve never had before.
What have we got?
We’ve got orange!

We can mix lots of colours
All the colours you’ve ever seen.
We can mix lots of colours
Yellow and red make orange,
And yellow and blue make green.

Take a little bit of yellow
And a little bit of blue,
Put it in the bowl
And mix it up do.
We’ve got a colour we’ve never had before.
What have we got?
We’ve got green!

We can mix lots of colours
All the colours you’ve ever seen.
We can mix lots of colours
Yellow and red make orange,
And yellow and blue make green.

Small as a peanut.

Small as a peanut
Big as a giant
We're all the same size
When we turn off the light
Red, black or orange
Yellow or white
We all look the same
When we turn off the light
So maybe the way
To make everything right
Is for God to just reach out
And turn off the light!

Colours.

Red and yellow, pink and green,
Orange and purple, and blue,
I can sing a rainbow,
Sing a rainbow,
Sing a rainbow too.
Red and yellow, pink and green,
Orange and purple, and blue,
I can see a rainbow,
See a rainbow,
See a rainbow too.

 

Come into these yellow sands.

Come into these yellow sands,
And then take hands:
Curtsied when you have, and kissed
The wild waves whist:
Foot it featly here and there,
And, sweet sprites, the burden bear.
Hark, hark! Bow-wow;
The watch dogs bark: bow-wow.
Hark, hark! I hear
The strain of strutting Chanticleer
Cry Cockadiddle-do.

Green Holly.

Birch and green holly, boys,
Birch and green holly,
If you get beaten, boys,
‘Twill be your own folly.

Paint box people.

Mrs red Fox went to bed
With a turban on her head.
Mrs white Cat had a fright
In the middle of the night;
Saw a ghost eating toast
Half way up a lamp post.
Mrs brown Bear went to town
With her knickers hanging down.
Mrs green Lizard saw the scene and put it in a magazine.

The bow that has no arrow.

Which is the bow that has no arrow?
The rainbow that never killed a sparrow.
Which is the singer that has but one song?
The cuckoo, who singeth it all day long.
 

When daisies pied and violets blue.

When daisies pied, and violets blue,
And cuckoo-buds of yellow hue:
And lady-smocks all silver white,
Do paint the meadow with delight,
The cuckoo then on every tree,
Mocks married men, for this sings he,
Cuckoo; cuckoo, cuckoo: O word of fear,
Appeasing to a married ear.

If you're wearing red today.

If you're wearing red today,
Red today, red today,
If you're wearing red today,
Stand up and say "Hoo-ray!"
Repeat: for other colors

A pencil-box.

I have many pencils:
Red and green and blue.
I’ll draw a picture
And give it to you!

I have many pencils.

I have many pencils,
Red and green and blue.
I shall draw a picture
And give it to you!

I have many pencils,
My brother has a pen.
We can draw on paper
Funny little man.

 

People

* * *

What are little boys made of, made of?
What are little boys
made of?
Frogs and snails,
And puppy-dogs' tails,
That's what little boys are made of.

What are little girls made of, made of?
What are little girls made of?
Sugar and spice
And all things nice,
That's what little girls are made of.

 

Dame Trot

Dame Trot and her cat
 

Sat down for a chat;
 

The Dame sat on this side
 

And puss sat on that.
 

Puss, says the Dam,
 

Can you catch a rat,

Or a mouse in the dark?

Purr, says the cat.

 

Hector-Protector

Hector-Protector
was dressed all in green;
Hector-Protector
was sent to the Queen.
The Queen did not like him,
No more did the King;
So Hector-Protector
was sent back again.

For want of a nail

For want of a nail
The shoe was lost,
For want of a shoe
The horse was lost,
For want of a horse
The rider was lost,
For want of a rider
The battle was lost,
For want of a battle
The kingdom was lost,
And all for the want
Of a horse shoe nail.

Little Girl

Little girl, little girl,
Where have you been?
I've been to see grandmother
What did she give you?
Milk in a can.
What did you say for it?
Thank you, Grandam.

 

The House That Jack Built

This is the house that Jack built.
This is the malt
That lay in the house that Jack built.

This is the rat

That ate the malt,

That lay in the house that Jack built.

This is the cat,

That killed the rat,
That ate the malt
That lay in the house that Jack built.
This is the dog,
That worried the cat,
That killed the rat,
That ate the malt
That lay in the house that Jack buil

 

This Is The Key

This is the key of the kingdom:
In that kingdom there is a city.
In that city there is a town.
In that town there is a street.
In that street there is a lane.
In that lane there is a yard.
In that yard there is a house.
In that house there is a room.
In that room there is a bed.
On that bed there is a basket.
In that basket there are some flowers.
Flowers in a basket.
Basket on the bed.
Bed in the room.
Room in the house.
House in the yard.
Yard in the lane.
Lane in the street.
Street in the town.
Town in the city.
City in the kingdom.
Of the kingdom this is the key.

 

 

                                    Animals

 

Baa, Baa, Black Sheep

Baa, baa, black sheep,
Have you any wool?
Yes ,sir, yes sir,
Three bags full;
One for the master,
And one for the dame,
And one for the little boy
Who lives down the lane

 

Two legs sat upon three legs
With one leg in his lap;
In comes four legs
And runs away with one leg;
Up jumps two legs,
Catches up three legs,
Throws it after four legs,
And makes him bring back one leg

 

To the Lady-Bird

Lady-bird, lady-bird,
Fly away home,
Your house is on fire
And your children all gone;
All except one
And that's little Ann
And she has crept under
The warming pan.

 

 

Bow-wow, says the dog,
Mew, mew, says the cat,
Grunt, grunt, goes the hog,
And squeak goes the rat.
Tu-whu, says the owl,
Caw, caw, says the crow,
Quack, quack, says the duck,
And what cuckoos say you know

To the Cuckoo

Cuckoo, cuckoo, what do you do?
In April I open my bill;
In May I sing all day;
In June I change my tune;
In July away I fly;
In August away I must.

 

Little Bird

Once I saw a little bird
Come hop, hop, hop,
And I cried, Little bird,
Will you stop, stop, stop?
I was going to the window
To say, How do you do?
But he shook his little tail
And away he flew.

 

A wise old owl sat in an oak,
The more he heard the less he spoke;
The less he spoke the more he heard.
Why aren't we all like that wise old bird?

 

Mrs. Hen

Chook, chook, chook, chook, chook;
Good morning, Mrs. Hen.
How many chickens have you got?
Madam, I've got ten.
Four of them are yellow,
And four of them are brown,
And two of them are speckled red,
The nicest in the town.

Jack Sprat's Pig

Little Jack Sprat
 

Once had a pig;
 

It was not very little,
 

Nor yet very big,
 

It was not very lean,
 

It was not very fat

It's a good pig to grunt,
Said little Jack Sprat.

 

Kindness

I love little pussy,
Her coat is so warm,
And if I don't hurt her
She'll do me no harm.
So I'll not pull her tail,
Nor drive her away,
But pussy and I
Very gently will play.
She shall sit by my side,
And I'll give her some food;
And pussy will love me
Because I am good.

Catch

Little Robin Redbreast sat upon a tree,
Up went pussy-cat, and down went he;
Down came pussy, and away Robin ran;
Says little Robin Redbreast,
Catch me if you can.

Little Robin Redbreast jumped upon a wall,
Pussy-cat jumped after him, and almost got a fall;
Little Robin chirped and sang, and what did pussy say?
Pussy-cat said,
Mew, and Robin jumped away.

Traveller

Pussy-cat, pussy-cat,
Where have you been?
I've been to London
To look at the Queen.
Pussy-cat, pussy-cat,
What did you there?
I frightened a little mouse
Under her chair.

 

 

The Three Little Kittens

Three little kittens
They lost their mittens,
And they began to cry,
Oh, mother dear,
We greatly fear
Our mittens we have lost.

Lost your mittens,
You naughty kittens!
Then you shall have no pie.
Miew, miew, miew,
No, you shall have no pie.

Three little kittens
Thet found their mittens,
And they began to cry,
Oh, mother dear,
See here, see here,
Our mittens we have found!

Found your mittens,
Your clever kittens,
Then you shall have some pie.
Purr, purr, purr,
Oh let us have some pie.

 

Robbin the Bobbin

Robin the Bobbin.
the big-bellied Ben,
He ate more meat
than fourscore men;
He ate a cow,
he ate a calf,
He ate a butcher
and a half,
He ate a church,
he ate a steeple,
He ate a priest
and all the people!
A cow and a calf,
An ox and a half,
A church and a steeple,
And all good people,
And yet he complained
that his stomach wasn't full.

 

   Jingles

 

* * *

One, two. How are you?
Three, four. Who's at the door?
Five, six. My name is Fix.
Seven, eght. Sorry, I'm late.
Nine, ten. Say it again.

* * *

Higletty, pigglety, pop!
The dog has eaten the mop;
The pig's in a hurry,
The cat's in a flurry,
Higletty, pigglety, pop!

* * *

One-have some fun,
Two-I like you,
Three-watch TV,
Four-run to the door,
Five-learn to drive
Six-learn to fix,
Seven-jump seven,
Eght-dont' be late,
Nine-feel fine,
Ten-say it again!

* * *

Hey diddle, diddle,
The cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon;
The little dog laughed
To see such sport,
And the dish ran away with the spoon.

 

 

* * *

Little Tom Tittlemouse
Lived in a bell-house;
The bell-house broke,
And Tom Tittlemouse woke.

* * *

Ladybird, Ladybird,
Fly away home,
Your house is on fire,
Your children all gone.

* * *

This little pig went to market,
This little pig stayed at home,
This little pig had roast beef,
This little pig had none,
And this little pig went wee, wee, wee,
All the way home.

* * *

A wise old owl lived in an oak;
The more he saw the less he spoke.
The less he spoke the more he heard.
Why can't we all be like that wise old bird?

* * *

Ding, dong bell,
Pussy's in the well.
Who put her in?
Little Johnny Green.
Who pulled her out?
Little Tommy Stout.
What a naughty boy was that
To try to drown poor pussy cat,
Who never did him any harm
And killed the mice in his father's barn.

The cock crows in the morn
To tell us to rise,
And he that lies late
Will never be wise.

* * *

Little Miss Tucket
Sits on a bucket
Eating her peaches and cream.
Then comes a grasshopper
And tries to stop her.
But she says, "Go away or I'll scream!"

The Flying Pig

Dickery, dickery, dare,
The pig flew up in the air;
The man in brown
Soon brought him down,
Dickery, dickery, dare.

Washing Up

When I was a little boy
I washed my mammy's dishes;
I put my finger in my eye,
And pulled out golden fishes.

Caution

-Mother, may I go out to swim?
-Yes, my darling daughter,
Hang your clothes on a hickory tree
But don't go near the water.

Tom Tittlemouse

Little Tom Tittlemouse
Lived in a bell-house;
The bell-house broke,
And Tom Tittlemouse woke.
 

Silly

Gilly Silly Jarter,
 

She lost her garter,

In a shower of rain.

The miller found it,
The miller ground it,
And the miller gave it to Silly again.

 

The Old Woman in a Shoe

There was an old woman who lived in a shoe,
She had so many children she didn't know what to do;
She gave them some broth without any bread;
She whipped them all soundly and put them to bed.

 

A Man in the Wilderness

A man in the wilderness asked me,
How many strawberries grow in the sea.
I answered him, as I thought good,
I answered him, as I thought good,
As many red herrings as swim in the wood.
she whipped them all soundly

 

The Wise Men of Gotham

Three wise men of Gotham
Went to sea in a bowl;
If the bowl had been stronger,
My story would have been longer.
if the bowl had been stronger,
my story would have been longer

The Crooked Man

There was a crooked man,
And he walked a crooked mile,
He found a crooked sixpence
Against a crooked stile;
He bought a crooked cat,
Which caught a crooked mouse,
And they all lived together
In a little crooked house.

 

 

If all the seas were one sea

If all the seas were one sea,
What a great sea that would be!
If all the trees were one tree,
What a great tree that would be!
And if all the axes were one axe,
What a great axe that would be!
And if all the men were one man,
What a great man that would be!

And if the great man took the great axe,
And cut down the great tree,
And let it fall into the great sea,
What a splish-splash that would be!

 

 

 

                                        Food

Who likes coffee?

One, two, three, let me see,
Who likes coffee,
Who likes tea.
One, two, three, now I see,
You like coffee and you like tea.
I like honey, I like cheese,

I like beans, but I don’t like peas.
I like coffee, I like tea,
I like you, do you like me?
One, two, three, four,
Can I have a little more?
Five, six, seven, eight,
Put some candies on my plate.

The spaghetti song.

Do you like spaghetti?
Yes, I do. I do too. I do too.
Do you like spaghetti?
Yes, I do. I like spaghetti too.

Do you want spaghetti?
Yes, I do. I do too. I do too.
Do you want spaghetti?
Yes, I do. I want spaghetti too.

My ice-cream is delicious.

My ice-cream is delicious.
My ice-cream is delicious.
My ice-cream is delicious.
Thank you very much.

My pizza is delicious.
My pizza is delicious.
My pizza is delicious.
Thank you very much.

My cake is delicious.
My cake is delicious.
My cake is delicious.
Thank you very much.

I like ...

I like Bunny, bears like honey.
Girls like cats, cats like rats.
Boys like dogs, storks like frogs.
Mice like cheese, sparrows like peas.
Owls like mice, I like rice.
Birds like grain, say it again!

Cherry.

A little, little man
In a red, red coat.
A stick in his hand
And a stone in his throat.

An egg.

As I was walking in a field of wheat
I picked up something good to eat.
Neither fish, flash, fowl, nor bone
I kept it till it ran done.

Shopping.

A bear and a bunny
Had plenty of money.
They went to the store
For carrots and honey.
When the bear and the bunny
Asked: "Carrots and honey!"
The man in the store
Cried: "Where is your money?"
How strange and how funny!
They really had money -
And that's how they bought
Their carrots and honey!
 

Handy spandy ...

Handy spandy, Jack-a-Dandy
Loves plum cake and sugar candy.
He bought some at a grocer's shop
And out he came, hop-hop, hop-hop!

Little Jack Horner.

Little Jack Horner sat in the corner
Eating a Christmas pie.
He put in his thumb
And pulled out a plum
And said: "What a good boy am I!"

A man in the wilderness.

A man in the wilderness asked me,
How many strawberries grow in the sea?
I answered him, as I thought good,
As many red herrings as swim in the wood.

A Limerick.

There was an Old Man from Peru,
Who dreamt he was eating his shoe.
He awoke in the night
In a terrible fright, -
And found it was perfectly true!

Give me ...

" Give me some honey", says the bear.
" Give me some cabbage", says the hare.
" Give me some corn", says the cock.
" Give me some meat", says the dog.

Soup.

Let’s put (carrots) in the pot
Put in one, put in two
Now what else have we to do?
Stir it fast, stir it slow
Who would like to have ago?

Stone soup.

Find a spark, light the fire,
Watch the flames getting higher.
Pour it’s cold, ouch it’s hot!

Dinosaur.

When a dinosaur’s feeling hungry
He looks for food.
He looks in the forest
When he’s in a hungry mood.
When he looks in the forest
He finds lots and lots of trees.
When he looks in the forest
He finds lots and lots of mice.
And he goes mmm – trees!
And he goes ugh – mice!

When a dinosaur’s feeling hungry
He looks for food.
He looks in the forest
When he’s in a hungry mood.
When he looks in the forest
He finds lots and lots of mushrooms.
When he looks in the forest
He finds lots and lots of rocks.
And he goes mmm – mushrooms!
And he goes ugh – rocks!

Five fat sausages.

Five fat sausages frying in a pan,
All of a sudden one went “Bang!”
Four fat sausages frying in a pan,
All of a sudden one went “Bang!”
Three fat sausages frying in a pan,
All of a sudden one went “Bang!”
Two fat sausages frying in a pan,
All of a sudden one went “Bang!”
One fat sausage frying in a pan,
All of a sudden it went “Bang!”
And there were no sausages left!

 

Five little pumpkins.

Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate,
The first one said: ”Oh, my! It’s getting late!”
The second one said: ”There are witches in the air!”
The third one said: ”But we don’t care!”
The fourth one said: “Let’s run and run, and run!”
The fifth one said: “I’m ready for some fun!”
Oooo went the wind and out went the light
And five little pumpkins rolled out of sight.

Bread and milk.

Sippity sup, sippity sup,
Bread and milk from a china cup.
Bread and milk from a bright silver spoon
Made of a piece of the bright silver moon.
Sippity sup, sippity sup,
Sippity, sippity sup.

To market.

To market, to market, to buy a fat pig,
Home again, home again, jiggety jig.
To market, to market, to buy a fat hog,
Home again, home again, jiggety jog.
To market, to market, to buy a plum bun,
Home again, home again, market is done.

 

Pat-a-cake.

Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man,
Bake me a cake as fast as you can.
Roll it, and prick it, and mark it with a "B"
And put it in the oven for Baby and me!
Variant:
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man,
So I will, master, as fast as I can.
Pat it, and prick it, and mark it with a "T"
And put it in the oven for Tommy and me!

Ice-cream.

I scream,
You scream
We all scream
For ice cream!
Ice cream, a penney a lump!
The more you eat, the more you jump.

Little Jack Horner.

Little Jack Horner
Sat in a corner,
Eating a mincemeat pie.
He stuck in his thumb
And pulled out a plum,
And said, "What a good boy am I!"

Little Miss Muffet.

Little Miss Muffet
Sat on a tuffet
Eating her curds and whey;
Along came a spider,
Who sat down beside her
And frightened Miss Muffet away.

Upstairs, downstairs.

Upstairs, downstairs, upon my lady's window,
There I saw a cup of sack and a race of ginger,
Apples at the fire and nuts to crack,
And a little boy in the cream pot up to his neck.

Wash the dishes.

Wash the dishes,
Wipe the dishes,
Ring the bell for tea;
Three good wishes,
Three good kisses,
I will give to thee.

Peas porridge.

Peas porridge hot,
Peas porridge cold,
Peas porridge in the pot
Nine days old.
Some like it hot,
Some like it cold,
Some like it in the pot
Nine days old.
One to make ready,
And two to prepare;
Good luck to the rider,
And away goes the mare!

 

On top of spaghetti.

On top of spaghetti,
All covered with cheese,
I lost my poor meatball
When somebody sneezed.
It rolled off the table
And onto the floor,
And then my poor meatball
Rolled right out the door.

Green cheese.

Green cheese,
Yellow laces,
Up and down
The market places.

 

Bat, bat.

Bat, bat, come under my hat,
And I’ll give you a slice of bacon;
And when I bake
I’ll give you a cake,
If I am not mistaken.

Bread and milk.

Oh, whether in a mug
Or a little china jug,
There’s nothing in the world so nice as milk:
When you’ve got an appetite
It makes your eyes so bright
And little cheeks as soft as any silk!
I’ve heard it also said,
Nothing’s half so good as bread,
If hungry you should ever chance to be;
The miller grinds the corn,
And the baker every morn
Bakes crusty loaves to sell to you and me!
And if you ever wish
For a lovely kind of dish,
To set before me on the breakfast-table,
A basin and a spoon
Some bread-and -milk, and soon
I’ll eat it up as fast as I am able!

Dinner table rhymes.

Please, lord, send summat good to eat:
Not rusty bacon or fatty meat
Or t’wife’s sad buns from floppy barm-
Keep me from all digestive harm.

Little Popsie-Wopsie.

Little Popsie-Wopsie
Chickabidee chum,
She shall have a piesie-wysie
And a sugar plum.
She shall ridie pie-die
In a coachie-woachie too,
All round the parkie-warkie
With her cock-a-doodle-doo.

Here’s good bread and cheese and porter.

Here’s good bread and cheese and porter,
You all may sing a better song
But you cannot sing a shorter!

Sell my eggs.

As I was going to sell my eggs
I met a man with crooked legs;
Crooked legs and turned -up toes,
I tripped up his heels,
And he fell on his nose.

Greedy Ben.

Robin the Bobbin, the big, greedy Ben,
He ate more meat than four score men;
He ate a cow, he ate a calf,
He ate a butcher and a half;
He ate a church, he ate a steeple,
He ate a priest and all the people!
A cow and a calf,
An ox and a half,
A church and a steeple,
And all the good people,
And yet he complained he was hungry!

 

Hot cross buns.

Hot cross buns! Hot cross buns!
One a penny, two a penny,
Hot cross buns! Hot cross buns!
Hot cross buns!
If you have no daughters,
Give them to your sons.

Rosy apple, lemon, or pear.

Rosy apple, lemon, or pear,
Bunch of roses she shall wear;
Gold and silver by her side,
I know who will be the bride.
Take her by her lily-white hand,
Lead her to the altar;
Give her kisses--one, two, three
Mother’s runaway daughter

Sand pies.

Hot sand pies to sell, hot sand pies to sell,
Pat them down tightly, and turn them out well.

The two old ladies.

There was an old lady, all dressed in silk,
Who lived upon lemons and butter-milk;
And, thinking the world was sour old place,
She carried its acid all over her face.
Another old lady ,all sunny and neat,
Who lived upon sugar and every thing sweet,
Exclaimed, when she heard of the trouble "I never!
For the world is so nice I could live on for ever!"
Now, children, take your choice
Of the food your heart shall eat;
There are sourish thoughts, and brim-stone thoughts,
And thoughts all good and sweet.
And what ever the heart feeds on,
Dear children trust to me,
Is precisely what this queer old world
Will seem to you to be.

Apple Harvest.

Up in the green orchard there is a green tree,
The finest of pippins that ever you see;
The apples are ripe and ready to fall,
And Richard and Robin shall gather ‘em all.

I Dreamed.

I dreamed a dream next Tuesday
Week beneath the apple tree;
I thought my eyes were big pork-pies,
And my nose was Stilton cheese.
The clock struck twenty minutes to six
When a frog sat on my knee;
I asked him to lend me eighteen pence,
But he borrowed a shilling of me.

Five Cookies.

Five little cookies in the bakery shop.
Shinning bright with the sugar on top.
Along comes (child's name) with a nickel to pay.
He/she buys a cookie and takes it away.
(continue with four, three, two and one).

Five red apples.

Five red apples.
Hanging on a tree
The juiciest apples you ever did see!
The wind came past
And gave an angry frown
And one little apple came tumbling down.
Four red apples, etc.

Five Fat Peas

A counting fingerplay especially
Useful in the spring and summer.
Five fat peas in a pea pod pressed
One grew, two grew, so did all the rest.
They grew and grew
And did not stop, until one day
The pod went POP!

Johnny, Johnny.

Johnny, Johnny,
Yes, Papa,
Eating sugar?
No, Papa
Telling lies?
No, Papa
Open your mouth
O Ha! Ha! Ha!

Lemon drops and lollipops.

If all the raindrops were lemon drops and lollipops
Oh! What a rain that would be.
I wouldn't care if the sun didn't shine
I'd keep on wishing for raindrops all the time
That's the weather for me ee ee ee.

My Mom and I.

My Mom and I like to bake.
Today, I think we’ll make a cake!

.

Apples.

One - little apple is on the tree,
Two - little apples for you and me,
Three – apples by the door,
And four apples are on the floor.
The apples are good and sweet,
Can you count them all, Pete?

Meals.

Breakfast in the morning,
Dinner in the day,
Tea comes after dinner,
Then comes time to play!
Supper in the evening
When the sky is red.
Then the day is over
And we go to bed.

 

I wash my dishes.

In the afternoon I wash my ... spoon.
When I see Kate I wash my ... plate.
When three days pass, I wash my ... glass.
One time in my life I wash my ... knife!
When I settle I wash my ... kettle.
Don’t wash this way, wash your dishes every day!

 

 

 

 

           Have a wonderful school year!

 

School

School bells are ringing, loud and clear;
Vacation's over, school is here.

We hunt our pencils and our books,
And say goodbye to fields and brooks,

To carefree days of sunny hours,
To birds and butterflies and flowers.

But we are glad school has begun,
For work is always mixed with fun.

When autumn comes and the weather is cool,
Nothing can take the place of school. 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              * * *  

I wondered and I wondered
When I could go to school.
They said I wasn’t old enough
According to the rule.

I waited and I waited,
I was patient as could be.
And now I’m all excited ...
It’s time for school for me!

* * *

September is here.
September is here.
School's begun and we'll have fun,
September is here.

ABC School Chant

A B C D E
School is where I want to be.
F G H I J
Learning to read and write each day.
K L M N O
Boys and girls I want to know.
P Q R S T
Sharing books with you and me.
U V W X Y
Now it's time to say goodbye.
Z Z Z Z Z
School is where I want to be.                                                                                                                                                                            

 

The Alphabet Song

A B C D E
Stand up and look at me!
F G H I J
I play football every day!
K L M N O
I like cake, oh, oh, oh!
P Q R S T
Hey people. Listen to me –
U V W X Y Z
The alphabet is in my head!

 

Class rules

We raise our hands to speak.
We work quietly at our seats.
We use voices soft and sweet.
We keep our places tidy and neat.
We are helpful, friendly, and fair.
We take turns and willingly share.

We usually agree on the following rules for our class:

Be nice.
Do what you know is right.

 

 

September

Red apples
Blue sky
Yellow buses
It's September.

Falling leaves
Rainbow crayons
Many questions
It's September.

Opening doors
Opening books
Opening hearts
It's September.

Time of wonder
Time of growing
Timeless treasures
It's September.

Welcome, children.

to Our Classroom.

(Sung to: Sing a Song of Sixpence)

Welcome to our classroom,
Come in and sit right down.
We are all together,
Take a look around.
Here inside our classroom
There's lots to see and do.
I am happy being here
And making friends with you!

The Summer's Over

(Sung to: You Are My Sunshine)

The summer's over - no more vacation,
But I have had a lot of fun!
And I am happy, and I'm excited
'Cause now at last the school year has begun

 

 

[ai]

1. White kite, white kite, up the sky.

     What can you see there, flying so high?

2. Fly, fly, little fly, to the sky!
3. Mike likes to ride a bike.

 

[01]

1. Give a nice toy to the little boy.
2. Little boys have funny toys.

 

[ou]

1. The North wind does blow and we shall have snow.
2. Oh, no, don't go home alone, nobody knows how lonely the road is.
3. Soames never boasts of what he knows, but Rose never knows of what she boasts.

 

[au]

1. Out of sight, out of mind.
2. The clown came down to our town.

 

[ie]

1. Dear, my dear, come here my dear.
2. The theatre and the museum are near here.

 

[     ]

1. I have a hare, I have a bear, my toys are there!
2. I have a hare, it has a fair hair.

2.No sweet without some sweat.

 

 

 

Cosonants.

[w — v]

• William always wears a very warm woolen vest in winter;
• Victor, however, will never wear woolen un­derwear, even in the Wild West.

[  

 

  ]

 

 

[Є]

 

1.The  teacher  thought  and  thought  and thought.

 And no one knew the thought he thought.

Wealth is nothing without health.

The path leads through the thick forest.

 

 

What's this? It's a cat. What's that? It's a rat.

These are three brothers,

 these are their fa­ther and mother,

 this is their other brother.

 

 

[s]

Sailor went to sea;

 see what he could see;

What he could see;

Was the bottom of the deep sea.

 

Swan swan over the sea.

Swim, swan, swim!

Swan swam back again.

Well swum, swan!

Sam used to sing a nice song.

 

 

[p]

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper;

A peck of pickled pepper Peter Piper picked;

If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper

Where's a peck of pickled pepper Peter Pip­er picked?

2. I put a pen;

    I put a pencil;

I put a pencil box

into my bag.

 

 

 

[b]

"I'm busy, busy, busy" Says a little busy bee.

Little busy, busy bee. Brought some honey to my tea.

2.Betty Botter bought some butter'

But she said "The butter's bitter"

And a bit of better butter;

Will make my butter better!

A baby-bear in a bubble bath.

 

[k]

1.A kitten in the kitchen.

2. Counting candles on a cake.

3. Song "Clap your hands"

 Clap, clap, clap your hands

Clap your hands together.

 

 

[з ]

The vision was a real pleasure.

 

[s-  ]

She sells sea-shells on the sea-shore;

 The shells that she sells Are sea-shells, I'm sure.

[t]

 

1.Most Scotch children like cheese.

 

2.Song "My chickens"

Chuck, chuck, oh, my chickens,

Chuck, chuck, chuck, chuck, oh, my chickens,

        Little, lovely, fluffy chickens,

        White and yellow little chickens.

      I am waiting: come, come, come, come.

         Grass for you will be like plum.

         Oh, you, my lovely chickens.

          Oh, you, my fluffy chickens.

           Little, lovely, fluffy chickens!

         Chuck, chuck, oh, my chickens,

         Chuck, chuck, chuck, chuck, oh, my chicker

          Little, lovely, fluffy chickens,

         White and yellow little chickens.

 

 

 

[g]

1. Good-morning, Good morning,

    Good morning to you!

    Good morning, Good morning!

I'm glad to see you.

Grey goose is playing the golden guitar.

He gives a big glass to the girl.

 

[m]

1.The merriest month of the year.

   Is the merry month of May.

2.Mike's mother is coming tomorrow.

3.I'm Pam,

   I've got a pram.

   I'm Stella,

    I've got an umbrella.

 

[n]

1.They haven't noticed many monkeys.

2.Rain, rain, go away

Little Johnny wants to run.

 

[z]

Z is for Zoo. Let's go to the Zoo.

1 like to go to the Zoo. And you?

 

[   ]

I shall buy the shirt in the shop.

 

[d]

1. J is for jam.

Jim likes to eat jam.

2.John put the orange juice into the fridge

 

[t]

1.Don't trouble trouble

Till trouble troubles you.

 

2.Song "Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear"

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear,

Turn around,

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear,

Touch the ground,

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear,

Show your shoe,

Teddy Bear Teddy Bear,

I love you.

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear,

Shut the door,

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear,

 Count to four,

 Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear,

 Turn off the light,

 Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear,

Say "Good night!"

 

[d]

1.Good-bye, good-bye,

My dear Teddy,

Good-bye, good-bye,

My brother Freddy.

 

2.I am Dick, You are Dan,

We are: Freddy, Mike and Teddy.

 

[n]

1.He was singing a nice English song.

 2.Spades, for digging, pens for writing,

Ears for hearing, teeth for biting,

 Eyes for seeing, legs for walking

Tongues for tasting and for talking.

 

[l]

1.Little Bill, sit still!

 Sit still, little Bill!

 2.All's well that ends well.

 

[r]

1.Rain, rain, April rain,

You are feeding seed and grain.

You are raising plants and crops

With your gaily sparkling drops!

2.1,2,3,

  I am in a big tree.

    123

  My rabbit is under the tree.

[h].

Hip, hip, hooray!

It's Hanna's birthday today!

Hanha is happy, Hooray, hooray!

Hanna is 6 years old today!

 

2.Song "I don't want"

Every time I have a headache

Mama takes me to the doctor.

Every time I have a headache

Mama takes me to the doc.

I have a headache,

I have a headache.

I don't want to go to bed.

I have a headache,

I have a headache.

I don't want to go to bed.

 

3.Healthful habits make healthy body.

4.Helen's husband hates hot tea.

 

 

Vowels.

[  ]

1.A black fat cat sat on a mat and ate a fiat rat.

2.If you, Sandy, have two candies,

Give one candy to Andy, Sandy.

If you Andy have two candies

Give one candy to Sandy, Andy.

That's a bad grammar.

Pat cannot catch that. Fancy that!

 

[e]

1.Ten red pens and a yellow pencil.

2.Nelly sells the best hen's eggs every Wednesday.

3.Better late than never, But better never late.

4.Health is above wealth.

5.The weather is getting better and better.

 

[i;]

1.I see a bee in a tree,

I see Pete in the street.

2.I scream, you scream,

We all scream for ice-cream!

3.A friend in need is a friend indeed.

 

[1]

1.Six little kittens lost their mittens,

It's a pity, they were so pretty.

2.Little Bill, sit still.

Will you sit still, little Bill?

If you sit still, little Bill,

Jimmy Nill will bring you to a big hill.

3.Tick-tock, tick-tock

This is Big Ben.

Big Ben is a clock.

 

[    ]

1.First come, first served.

2.A little girl with a pretty curl.

3.The work shows the workman.

 

[  ]

1.Of all the saws I ever saw a saw,

 I never saw a saw as that saw saws.

2.The hall is on the fourth floor.

 

[   ]

1.I am fond of our pond,

Of the superfine gloss on its moss.

2.I've got a dog, I've got a doll,

I've got a big ball.

3.Drop the block and lock the box.

 

[u:]

1.Too good to be true.

2.The ruler is on the stool.

 

[u]

1.The cook took a good look at the cookery book.

2.He took the book to school.

3.It's good he could go on foot.

 

[a:]

1.Far from eyes, far from heart.

 2.He laughs best who laughs last.

3.Half heart is no heart.

 

[   ]

1.Jump, jump, jump the rope?

 Jump the rope together.

2.As snug, as a bug in the rug.

3.My duck is funny,

My duck is small,

It likes to run and jump

under the tree..

 

Cat Willy

Pussy’s husband’s Willy

Willy came from Chili

Willy, the famous cat

Wear a summer  hat.

 

Giraffe

Look at the giraffe,

He wears a woolen scarf

And little busy ants,

Wear coloured pants.

 

The bears

The bears in galoshes

Wear mackintoshes

And glasses on the eyes

But they are not of their size.

 

     English proverbs.

A black plum is as sweet as a white.
A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass.
A cold April the barn will fill.
A fair booty makes a fair thief.
A full cup must be carried steadily.
A goose quill is more dangerous than a lion's claw.
A joy that's shared is a joy made double.
A joyful evening may follow a sorrowful morning.
A leap year is never a good sheep year.
A maid who laughs is half taken.
A man is as old as he feels himself to be.
A man is as old as he feels, and a woman as old as she looks.
A proverb is the child of experience.
A shady lane breeds mud.
A small family is soon provided for.
A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.
A stumble may prevent a fall.
Absence is a shrew.
Absence sharpens love; presence strengthens it.
Absence, and a friendly neighbor, washeth away love.
Accusing the times is but excusing ourselves.
Action is the proper fruit of knowledge.
Actions speak louder than words.
Advantage is a better soldier than rashness.
Adventures are to the adventurous.
Adversity flatters no man.
Adversity is easier borne than prosperity forgot.
Advice is least heeded when most needed.
Advice to all, security for none.
Age and wedlock bring a man to his nightcap.
Age and wedlock tame man and beast.
Ale in, wit out.
All be the same in a hundred years.
All happiness is in the mind.
All temptations are found either in hope or fear.
Alms never make poor.
An abundance of money ruins youth.
An empty barrel makes the most noise.
An empty belly hears nobody.
An idle mind is the devil's workshop.
An illiterate king is a crowned ass.
Anger dies quickly with a good man.
Anger edges valor.
Anger is often more hurtful than the injury that caused it.
Anger is shortlived in a good man.
Better wear out shoes than sheets.
Better wed over the mixen than over the moor.
Beware of a man of one book.
Big boast, small roast.
Big thunder, little rain.
Blest is the bride the sun shines on.
Blind is the bookless man.
Blind men can judge no colours.
Blind men should not judge of colours.
Cats hide their claws.
Children are poor men's riches.
Children suck the mother when they are young and the father when they are old.
Confession is the first step to repentance.
Craftiness must have clothes, but truth loves to go naked.
Crooked logs make straight fires.
Danger and delight grow on one stalk.
Danger is next neighbor to security.
Death always comes too early or too late.
Death closes all doors.
Deeds are fruits, words are leaves.
Despair doubles our strength.
Despair gives courage to a coward.
Desperate cuts must have desperate cures.
Desperate diseases must have desperate remedies.
Discretion in speech is more important than eloquence.
Discretion is the better part of valor.
Disease is soon shaken By physic soon taken.
Diseases are the interest of pleasures.
Do not be in a hurry to tie what you cannot untie.
Do not halloo until you are out of the wood.
Do not triumph before the victory.
Do when ye may, or suffer ye the nay, in love 'tis the way.
Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork.
Don't fall before you're pushed.
Elbow grease is the best polish.
Every ass loves to hear himself bray.
Every bean hath its black.
Every dog has his day.
Every dog is entitled to one bite.
Every path has its puddle.
Everyone must row with the oars he has.
Fame is a magnifying glass.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
Fancy passes beauty.
Far fowls have fair feathers.
Far from court, far from care.
First deserve, and then desire.
First impressions are the most lasting.
Fools build houses, and wise men buy them.
Foul water will quench fire.
Give neither advice nor salt, until you are asked for it.
Give neither counsel nor salt till you are asked for it.
Give the devil his due.
Gray hairs are death's blossoms.
Have you any Spanish? (Meaning, Have you got any money?)
He declares himself guilty who justifies himself before accusation.
He is lifeless that is faultless.
He opens the door with an ax.
He that buyeth magistracy will seek justice.
He that does amiss may do well.
He that goes barefoot must not plant thorns.
He that seeks trouble always finds it.
He that seeks trouble never misses.
He that serves at the altar ought to live by the altar.
He that shippeth the devil must make the best of him.
He that will steal an egg will steal an ox.
He that will take the bird must not scare it.
He that will thrive must first ask his wife.
He that will to Cupar maun to Cupar.
He that would the daughter win Must with the mother first begin.
He who says what he likes will hear what he does not like.
If thou canst not see the bottom, wade not.
If thou hast not a capon, feed on an onion.
If you swear you will catch no fish.
In a cat's eye, all things belong to cats.
In for a penny, in for a pound.
In the morning be first up, and in the evening last to go to bed, for they that sleep catch no fish.
In times of prosperity friends will be plenty, In times of adversity, not one in twenty.
Innocent actions carry their warrant with them.
It is an equal failing to trust everybody and to trust nobody.
It is ill fishing before the net.
It is ill prizing of green barley.
Keep counsel of thyself first.
Keep counsel, thyself first.
Kill not the goose that lays the golden eggs.
Kisses that are easily obtained are easily forgotten.
Kissing goes by favor.
Kissing goes by favour.
Knock on wood.
Last ship, best ship.
Late children are early orphans.
Learning makes people fit company for themselves.
Least said is soonest mended.
Least said, soonest mended.
Lend your money and lose your friend.
Length begets loathing.
Let every man praise the bridge he goes over.
Let him make use of instinct who cannot make use of reason.
Many a true word is spoken in jest.
Many things are lost for want of asking.
Much ado and little help.
Never fall out with your bread and butter.
Never love with all your heart, it only ends in breaking.
None can guess the jewel by the casket.
None ever took a stone out of the temple but the dust did fly in his eyes.
Of wine the middle, of oil the top, and of honey the bottom is best.
One funeral makes many.
Peace makes plenty.
Plenty know good ale, but don't know much after that.
Poor Trust is dead; Bad Pay killed him.
Proportion your expenses to what you have, not what you expect.
Prosperity discovers vices, and adversity virtue.
Proverbs are the children of experience.
Rain before seven; clear before eleven.
Raw cucumber makes the churchyards prosperous.
Raw leather will stretch.
Revenge is a dish that should be eaten cold.
Sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
Self-praise is no praise at all.
Set out wisely at first; custom will make every virtue more easy and pleasant to you than any vice can be.
Short acquaintance brings repentance.
Soft fire makes sweet malt.
Some men go through a forest and see no firewood.
Some men have only one book in them, others a library.
Spread the table and contention will cease.
Spring has come when you can put your foot on three daisies.
Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush.
Sticks and stones will break my bones, but names will never hurt me.
Still he fisheth that catcheth one.
Sweep in front of your own door.
Take a dog for a companion and a stick in your hand.
Take a hair of the dog that has bitten you.
Take care of your pennies and your pounds will take care of your heirs and barristers.
Take heed of enemies reconciled, and of meat twice boiled.
The afterthought is good for nought, except it be to catch blind horses with.
The bait hides the hook.
The calmest husbands make the stormiest wives.
The camel asking for horns lost also his ears. [In grasping for things we need not, we often lose what we have.]
The cat has nine lives: three for playing, three for straying, three for staying.
The darkest hour is that before the dawn.
The Devil's children have the Devil's luck.
The difference is wide that the sheets will not decide.
The eyes are the window of the soul.
The face is no index to the heart.
The golden age never was the present age.
The greater the sinner, the greater the saint.
The greater the truth, the greater the libel.
The greatest barkers bite not sorest.
The more acquaintance, the more danger.
The nearer the bone, the sweeter the meat.
The noisiest drum has nothing in it but air.
The noisy fowler catches no birds.
The north wind has no corn and a poor man no friend.
The old ox plows a straight furrow.

 

 

 

 Ukrainian Proverbs.

A cat always knows whose meat it eats.
A drop hollows out a stone.
A fly cannot enter a closed mouth.
A good citizen owes his life to his country.
A guest has not to thank the host, but the host the guest.
A kind word is like a Spring day.
A lonely person is at home everywhere.
A long pull and a strong pull and a pull altogether.
A man is judged by his deeds, not by his words.
A mile walk with a friend has only one hundred steps.
A net will catch more than a pole.
A priest's belly is made up of several sheepskins.
A proverb can't be judged.
A wife is not a pot, she will not break so easily.
A word of kindness is better than a fat pie.
Absentmindedness is searching for the horse you are riding.
Abuse doesn't hang on the collar.
Acknowledgement is half of correction.
All ages are submissive to love.
All are not cooks who walk with long knives.
All lay loads on a willing horse.
An egg is dear on Easter day.
An enemy will agree, but a friend will argue.
An indispensable thing never has much value.
Any sandpiper is great in his own swamp.
Ask a lot, but take what is offered.
Ask a silly question and you get a silly answer.
Beat your own and others will fear you.
Better a dove on the plate than a woodgrouse in the mating place.
Better a fair pair of heels than a halter.
Chickens are counted in autumn.
Confide a secret to a dumb man and he will speak.
Cry and the whole world cries with you.
Cry not out before you are hurt.
Curious Varvara's nose was torn off.
Cut down the tree that you are able to.
Deprive a mirror of its silver and even the czar won't see his face.
Desert and reward seldom keep company.
Do not make an elephant out of a fly.
Do not make me kiss, and you will not make me sin.
Don't put it in my ear, but in my hand.
Don't put new wine into old bottles.
Eat what is cooked; listen to what is said.
Eggs cannot teach a hen.
Eternal peace lasts only until the next war.
Even a blind pig finds an acorn every once in awhile.
Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn sometimes.
Every peasant is proud of the pond in his village because from it he measures the sea.
Every road has two directions.
Every sandpiper praises his own swamp.
Every seed knows its time.
Fear has big eyes.
Fear the goat from the front, the horse from the rear, and man from all sides.
Fear the Greeks bearing gifts.
For him who does not believe in signs, there is no way to live in the world.
For ill do well, Then fear not hell.
Give your children too much freedom and you lose your own.
Glory lies still; abuse is running.
Glowing coals sparkle oft.
God does not give to the cow that butts.
God wanted to chastise mankind, so he sent lawyers.
Gossip needs no carriage.
Happiness is not a horse; you cannot harness it.
Having a good wife and rich cabbage soup, seek not other things.
Having given your word, be strong; not having done it, try not to promise.
He can cheat a fish of its skin.
He need not search his pockets for words.
He who doesn't risk never gets to drink champagne.
Hypocrites kick with their hind feet while licking with their tongues.
If everyone gives one thread, the poor man will have a shirt.
If the child does not cry, the mother knows not its wants.
If the devil catch a man idle he'll set him at work.
If the doctor cures, the sun sees it; but if he kills, the earth hides it.
If the pocket is empty, the judge is deaf.
If the thunder is not loud, the peasant forgets to cross himself.
If you are a host to your guest, be a host to his dog also.
If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one.
If you do not strike back at him who hits you, there is no way for him to find out whether you also have hands.
If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten.
If you don't have time to do it right you must have time to do it over.
If you were born lucky, even your rooster will lay eggs.
If you will not hear reason, she will surely rap your knuckles.
In a quarrel, leave room for reconciliation.
Keep your ears wider and your mouth narrower.
Keep your eye on the ball.
Law is a flag and gold is the wind that makes it wave.
Laws are silent in time of war.
Let everyone pick his own nose.
Long whiskers cannot take the place of brains.
Looking at a tree see its fruit; looking at a man see his deeds.
Love and eggs are best when they are fresh.
Mock not the fallen, for slippery is the road ahead of you.
Mocking is catching.
Not all who make love make marriages.
Not everyone who has a cowl on is a monk.
Not everything is a mermaid that dives into the water.
Old age is not a blessing.
Old age is not a joy, but death is not a gain.
Once burned by milk you will blow on cold water.
One does not go to Tula with one's own samovar.
One does not look for good when he is well.
One does not wash one's dirty linen in public.
One fisherman recognizes another from afar.
Peace lasts until the army comes, and the army lasts until peace comes.
Pray to God but continue to row to the shore.
Praying kneads no dough.
Rooster today, feather duster tomorrow.
Small children give you headache; big children heartache.
Small choice in rotten apples.
Small faults indulged in are little thieves that let in greater.
Smooth hands love the labor of others.
Spending is quick, earning is slow.
Still water undermines the bank.
Success and rest don't sleep together.
Success consecrates the foulest crimes.
Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.
Take the bull by the horns.
Take the goods the gods provide.
Take thy thoughts to bed with thee, for the morning is wiser than the evening.
Take time to smell the roses.
Take time when time is, for time will away.
Tell God the truth, but give the judge money.
Tell lies, but become not tangled in lies.
Tell me who's your friend and I'll tell you who you are.
The calmer you go, the further along you will be.
The fall of a leaf is a whisper to the living.
The fall of the leaf; is a whisper to the living.
The first [cup of vodka] goes as a stake, the second as a falcon, and the third as a little bird.
The fish always stinks from the head downwards.
The hammer shatters glass but forges steel.
The horse may run quickly, but it can't escape its own tail.
The morning is wiser than the evening.
The morning sun never lasts a day.
The offender never forgives.
The one who draws a cart is urged on.
The one who pulls a cart is urged on.
The peasant will not cross himself before it begins to thunder.
The rich would have to eat money if the poor did not provide food.
The riches that are in the heart cannot be stolen.
The scythe ran into a stone.
The slower you go, the farther you will be.
The sluggard will not plough by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
The tallest blade of grass is the first to be cut by the scythe.
The tallest tree is rooted in the ground.
The toe of the star-gazer is often stubbed.
The tongue always returns to the sore tooth.
There may be deep bottoms in still waters.
There may be snow on the roof, but there's fire in the belly.
There will be trouble if the cobbler starts making pies.
There's no harm in wine; it's drunkenness that is at fault.
'This a hard winter when one wolf eats another.
To run away is not glorious, but very healthy.
Trust in God but lock your doors.
Until you have smoked out the bees, you can't eat the honey.
Vodka is the aunt of wine.
Water does not run under a lying stone.
What the young one begs for, the grown-up throws away.
When money speaks the truth is silent.
When money talks, the truth is silent.
When you meet a man, you judge him by his clothes; when you leave, you judge him by his heart.
Where something is thin, that's where it tears.
With lies you may go ahead in the world--but you can never go back.
Without a shepherd, sheep are not a flock.
You cannot break through a wall with your forehead.
You cannot pull a fish out of the pond without work.
You cannot ride two horses with one ass.
You cannot write in the chimney with charcoal.
You do not need a whip to urge on an obedient horse.
You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother.
You don't get something for nothing.
You look for the horse you ride on.
You need a sharp axe for a tough bough.
"Your feet are crooked, your hair is good for nothing," said the pig to the horse.