Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-29

hind the blindfolded one sang the same
lines, when the other promptly identi-
fed her as Maggie, and all the little
ones in the ring clapped applause.
The other child was tn en- blindfolded
and the performance repeated number
of times.
A little boyJwas placed in the center
of the room, and the children sang:
Little Harry little Harry,
So happy and gay;
What will he now play?
Little Harry wanted to play Butter
fly, soeight children took hold of each
other around the waist, in a line,
stopped down, and in time to music
slowly went around the room in imita-
while the children in the ring sang: v
little worm is on the ground,
1t creeps and creeps and creeps around.
At this point the eight children wound
themselves up into ring on the floor,
and the song went on:
Itsspinning now little nest,
That it may find place to rest.
Dear little worm, we'll say goodbye
Till you come out q butterfly. &
The music became more animated now,
up sprang the children in the center,
and went fitting about the room, waving
their hands and all singing together
oh, there it isl OH see it fly! YES
A lovely, lovely butterfly
1t spreads its wings so dazzling bright,
Aud seeks the joyous air and light.
'Tis slipping honey from the flowers;
Dear little butterfly, you're ours.
Another child acted as little Harry this
time, and he wanted to play kitty" So
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kitty, and played game OF tag to music
and the words:
Pussy white so slyiy comes,
To catch the mOusey gray;
But mousey hears her softest tread,
And quickly runs away.
Run, run, my little mouse,
Run all about the house;
For pussy cat is coming hear,
And he will catch the mouse, fear.
The actions accompanying this play
are very funny, and the choruses livelier
than can be imagined without being
heard.
Little Harry wanted to play "mother
bird" next time, so number of children
coiled up in circle to represent first
eggs, then young birds; little girl rep
resented the mother bird and little boy
the father bird. The actions accompany
ing the singing with this piece, ali done
with the baby seriousness that is al
ways so funny, were simply convulsing
to an outsider. The song was:
"A little bird once made nest
OF moses of hay and hair,
And there she laid five speckled eggs
And covered them with care
Five little birds were Matched in time,
So small and BARE and weak,
The father fed them ever day
With insects from his beak.
Imagine five youngsters squatted on
the floor in circle with their faces
turned upward and mouths open and a
small boy skipping about on tiptoe and
pretending to drop something into the
open mouths, which gulp down the
something in imitation of young birds,
and if you don't think it funny just 90
and visit kindergarten and seeit done.
The next lines are:
At last the little birds were fedged
And strong enough to fly,
And SO they spread their tiny wings
And bade the nest goodbye.
And every youngster rose up and went
dancing about the room waving its arms
so energetically, that the reporter al
most expected them to really fly, instead
of making believe.
Little Harry wanted to play "farmer"
next, then cooper" each play. having
its accompanying actions and lively
music. The affair was very entertain
ing, and to be appreciated needs to be
seen. Go visit one of the eight kinder
gartens in the city. The plays COM
mence just at 10 80 O'Clock in the morn
ing. A book which Mrs. Mayhem, the
principal of kindergartens, showed the
HERALD school reporter contained list
of forty-eight representative songs, and
some of them will be in use the morning
you 90. Then there are many other
pretty songs and you will hear some of
them.
These things sound funny to read
about, but when it is considered that