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Ring A Ring O'Roses, 11th Edition

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Cinco Calabacitas
(Five Little Pumpkins.)

Cinco calabacitas sentadas en un porton.
(Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate.)
Hold up five fingers for five pumpkins)

La primera dijo:
(The first one said,)
Hold up finger.

"Se esta haciendo tarde.
("My, it's getting late.")

La segunda dijo:
(The second one said,)
Hold up secondf inger.

"Hay brujas en el aire."
("There are witches in the air.")

La tercera dijo:
(The third one said,)
Hold up third finger.

"No le trace."
("But we don't care.")

La cuarta dijo:
(The fourth one said,)
Hold up fourth finger.

"Corramos, corramos!"
("Let's run, let's run.")

La quinta dijo:
(The fifth one said,)
Hold up thumb

"Es una noche de espanto.
("It's Halloween fun.")

Uuuu hizo el viento
("W00000000," went the wind,)
Wave arms.

Y se apagaron las luces.
(And out went the lights.)
Clap.

Las cinco calabacitas
(These five little pumpkins)

Corrieron a esconderse!
(Ran fast out of sight.)
Run fingers behind back.
 

 

 

Cinco Pollitos
(Five Chicks )

Cinco pollitos
Tiene mi tia,
(My aunt has five chicks.)
Extend five fingers on one hand.

Uno le canta,
(One sings to her,)
First raise index finger.

Otro le pia,
(The other peeps,)
Raise middle finger.

Y tres le tocan
(And three play)
Then all five fingers are extended again.

La chirimia.
(The chirimia.)

 

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