I know a man called Mr Blue —

Я знаю мистера Синего,

He keeps white mice in his shoe.

Он в ботинке держит мышку.

I know a man called Mr Brown —

Я знаю мистера Коричневого,

He rides tigers into town.

Он по городу ездит на тигре.

I know a man called Mr Green —

Я знаю мистера Зеленого,

The nicest man I’ve ever seen.

Он лучше всех, кого я знаю.

Joan Raeside

The Traffic Lights

The RED at the top tells us to stop!

Красный свет говорит нам СТОЙТЕ!

The GREEN below tells us to go!

Зеленый свет говорит нам ИДИТЕ!

The YELLOW in the middle tells us to wait!

Желтый свет просит ПОДОЖДИТЕ!

Please, don’t worry, you won’t be late!

Не бойтесь, вы никуда не опоздаете.

Autumn Is Here

Autumn is here my dear,

Осень здесь, мой дорогой,

Put on your coat and hat.

Надень пальто и шляпу.

Big bears begin their nap.

Медведи начинают свой сон,

Brown leaves fall in your lap.

Коричневые листья падают на колени.

Autumn is here my dear,

Осень здесь, мой дорогой,

Eat up your pumpkin pie.

Ешь свой тыквенный пирог,

Birds fly south in the sky.

Птицы летят по небу на юг,

Autumn is here my dear.

Осень здесь, мой дорогой.

One, two, buckle my shoe… (АС)

One, two, buckle my shoe.

Один, два – застегни ботинок,

Three, four, knock at the door.

Три, четыре – постучи в дверь,

Five, six, pick up sticks.

Пять, шесть – собери палочки,

Seven, eight, lay them straight.

Семь, восемь – разложи их ровно,

Nine, ten, a good fat hen.

Девять, десять – хорошая толстенькая курица.

Trees

Beech and chestnut, birch and oak

Бук, каштан, береза и дуб

Are the names of English trees,

Вот имена английских деревьев.

Elm and willow, poplar, ash,

Вяз, ива, тополь и ясень, —

Soon you will remember these.

Скоро ты это все запомнишь.

СТИХИ ДЛЯ ТЕХ, КТО НЕ БОИТСЯ ТРУДНОСТЕЙ

High in the Pine Tree

High in the pine tree,

The little turtledove

Made a little nursery

To please her little love.

«Coo» said the turtledove,

«Coo» said she;

In the long, shady branches

Of the dark pine tree.

Tiger, Tiger, Orange and Black

Tiger, tiger, orange and black,

He’s somewhere about,

So you better watch out.

Tiger, tiger, orange and black,

There on the ground

I can see his tracks.

So tiger, tiger, orange and black,

I’m going home —

Before he jumps on my back!

Roar!!!

Country Music

The cock is crowing,

The cows are lowing,

The ducks are quacking,

The dogs are barking,

The mule is braying,

The horse is neighing,

The pigs are squeaking,

The barn door is creaking,

The sheep are baa-ing,

The boys are ha-ha-ing,

The birds are singing,

The bells are ringing,

The brook is babbling,

The geese are gabbling,

The crows are cawing,

And John is sawing,

An owl is screeching,

And Ann is teaching,

Amid all the noise.

Over the River

(см. Рецепты)

Over the river and through the woods

To Grandmother’s house we go.

The horse knows the way to carry the sleigh

Through the white and drifted snow.

Over the river and through the woods

Oh! How the wind does blow.

It stings the nose and bites the toes

As over the ground we go.

Over the river and through the woods

Trot fast my dapple grey.

Spring over the ground like a hunting hound

On this thanksgiving day.

Over the river and through the woods

Now Grandmother’s face I spy.

Hurrah for the fun, Is the pudding done?

Hurrah for the pumpkin pie!

How to Get Breakfast

Said the first little chick

With a queer little squirm

«I wish I could find

A fat little worm.

Said the next little chick,

With an odd little shrug,

«I wish I could find

A fat little bug.»

Said the third little chick,

With a shrill little squeal,

I wish I could find

Some nice yellow meal.»

Said the fourth little chick,

With a small sigh of grief,

«I wish I could find

A little green leaf.»

«See here,» called the hen,

From the near garden patch,

«If you want any breakfast

Just come here and scratch.»

An Apple a Day

An apple a day

Sends the doctor away.

Apple in the morning

Doctor’s warning.

Roast apple at night

Starves the doctor outright.

Eat an apple going to bed

Knock the doctor on the head.

Three each day, seven days a week

Ruddy apple, ruddy cheek.

My Doll

I have a little doll,

I take care of her clothes;

And she has flaxen hair,

And her name is Rose.

She has pretty violet eyes

And a very small nose

And a sweet little mouth,

And her name is Rose.

She has a little bed,

And when the daylight goes

I tuck her up in it,

And say, «Good night, dear Rose.

Three Christmas Trees

Three Christmas Trees

In the garden shop;

Tall and green

With a star on the top.

Along came a child

With some money one day;

Bought a Christmas Tree

And took it right away.

Two Christmas Trees

In the garden shop;

Tall and green

With a star on the top.

Along came a child

With some money one day;

Bought a Christmas Tree

And took it right away.

One Christmas Trees

In the garden shop;

Tall and green

With a star on the top.

Along came a child

With some money one day;

Bought a Christmas Tree

And took it right away.

Sing a Song of Sixpence (АС)

Sing a song of sixpence,

A pocketful of rye;

Four and twenty blackbirds

Baked in a pie.

When the pie was opened,

The birds began to sing;

Wasn’t that a dainty dish

To put before the king?

The king was in the counting-house,

Counting out his money;

The queen was in the parlour,

Eating bread and honey.

The maid was in the garden,

Hanging out the clothes;

When down came a blackbird,

And bit her on the nose.

Betty Botter

Betty Botter bought some butter,

Bought a bit of bitter butter.

Put it in her batter – made her batter bitter.

So, Betty Botter baught more butter

Put it in her bitter batt

er and

Made her batter better.

How Do You Know It’s Spring?

How do you know it’s Spring?

And how do you know it’s Fall?

Suppose your eyes were always shut

And you couldn’t see at all,

Could you smell and hear the Spring?

And could you feel the Fall?

Margaret Wise Brown

A Week of Birthdays

Monday’s child is fair of face,

Tuesday’s child is full of grace,

Wednesday’s child is full of woe,

Thursday’s child has far to go,

Friday’s child is loving and giving,

Saturday’s child works hard for a living,

But the child that’s born on the Sabbath day,

Is bonny and blithe, and good and gay.

Come to the window

Come tothe window,

My baby, with me,

And look at the stars

That shine on the sea!

There are two little stars

That play bo-peep

With two little fish

Far down in the deep;

And two little frogs

Cry «Neap, neap, neap;»

I see a dear baby

That should be asleep.

The Queen of Hearts

The Queen of Hearts

She made some tarts

All on a summer’s day.

The Knave of Hearts,

He stole the tarts,

And took them quite away.

The King of Hearts,

Called for the tarts,

And scolded the knave full bore.

The Knave of Hearts

Brought back the tarts,

And took them clean away.

And vowed he’d steal no more.

Snowflakes

Snowflakes, snowflakes, soft and white,

Falling, falling, through the night.

While the children sleep for hours,

You will cover fields and flowers.

Snowflakes, snowflakes soft and white,

Falling, falling through the night.

Princess

There was a princess long ago,

Long ago, long ago;

There was a princess long ago,

Long, long ago.

And she lived in a big high tower,

A big high tower, a big high tower;

And she lived in a big high tower,

Long, long ago.

A wicked fairy cast a spell,

Cast a spell, cast a spell;

A wicked fairy cast a spell,

Long, long ago.

The princess slept for a hundred years,

A hundred years, a hundred years;

The princess slept for a hundred years,

Long, long ago.

A great big forest grew around,

Grew around, grew around;

A great big forest grew around,

Long, long ago.

A handsome prince came riding by,

Riding by, riding by;

A handsome prince came riding by,

Long, long ago.

He chopped the trees down with his sword,

With his sword, with his sword;

He chopped the trees down with his sword,

Long, long ago.

He woke the princess with a kiss,

With a kiss, with a kiss;

He woke the princess with a kiss,

Long, long ago.

So everybody’s happy now,

Happy now, happy now;

So everybody’s happy now,

Very happy now.

My spring garden

Here is my little garden,

Some seeds I’m going to sow.

Here is my rake to rake the ground.

Here is my handy hoe.

Here is the big round yellow sun,

The sun warms everything.

Here are the rain clouds in the sky,

The birds will start to sing.

Little plants will wake up soon,

And lift their sleepy heads.

Little plants will grow and grow,

From their warm earthy beds.

Robin Hood

How do you do? I am Robin Hood,

The storybooks say I’m awfully good,

I help poor people to get more money

And the way I do it, is often quite funny.

I live in a forest with many fine men,

My lady, Maid Marion, comes now and again.

She is tall, fair and pretty. She’s tender and kind.

A lovelier lady, I could never find.

She lives in a castle that dark, cold and bare.

The Sheriff of Nottingham also lives there.

He’s evil and dangerous and wants me in jail,

But I am so cunning, I will not fail.

Red Riding Hood

Right through the woods – not very far —

Lives Red Riding Hood’s grandma.

To visit her, she often takes

Butter, eggs and home-made cakes.

Her mummy tells her every day:

«Don’t talk to strangers on the way!»

Two squirrels watch Red Riding Hood

As she goes walking through the wood.

They see a wolf and warn and shout:

«There is a big bad wolf about!»

The wolf pretends to show such charm,

She never dreams that he could harm.

She tells him all he wants to know

And to the house the wolf does go.

A kind woodcutter, chopping sticks,

Stops the bad wolf’s wicked tricks.

He hears the poor old grandma call

And kills the wolf and saves them all.

Rosemary Garland