Dower Family Edition — adapted from the traditional song
Over in the meadow, in the sand, in the sun,
Lived a loving father turtle and his little turtle one.
"Dig," said the father; "We dig," said the one,
So they dug and were happy in the sand, in the sun.
Over in the meadow, where the tall grasses grew,
Lived a loving father fox and his little foxes two.
"Run," said the father; "We run," said the two,
So they ran and were happy where the tall grasses grew.
Over in the meadow, in a nest in a tree,
Lived a loving father robin and his little birdies three.
"Sing," said the father; "We sing," said the three,
So they sang and were happy in their nest in the tree.
Over in the meadow, in a tall sycamore,
Lived a loving father chipmunk and his little chipmunks four.
"Climb," said the father; "We climb," said the four,
So they climbed and were happy in that tall sycamore.
Over in the meadow, in a new little hive,
Lived a loving father bee and his honeybees five.
"Hum," said the father; "We hum," said the five,
So they hummed and were happy in their new little hive.
Over in the meadow, in a dam built of sticks,
Lived a loving father beaver and his little beavers six.
"Build," said the father; "We build," said the six,
So they built and were happy in their dam built of sticks.
Over in the meadow, in the green wet bogs,
Lived a loving father froggie and his seven polliwogs.
"Swim," said the father; "We swim," said the 'wogs,
So they swam and were happy in the green wet bogs.
Over in the meadow, as the day grew late,
Lived a loving father owl and his little owls eight.
"Wink," said the father; "We wink," said the eight,
So they winked and were happy as the day grew late.
Over in the meadow, in a web on a pine,
Lived a loving father spider and his little spiders nine.
"Spin," said the father; "We spin," said the nine,
So they spun and were happy in their web on the pine.
Over in the meadow, in a warm little den,
Lived a loving father rabbit and his little bunnies ten.
"Hop," said the father; "We hop," said the ten,
So they hopped and were happy in their warm little den.