Songs and Chants for Fairy Tales Goldilocks and the Three Bears Ricitos de Oro y Los Tres Osos (To the tune of Three Blind Mice) Three brown bears Three brown bears See all their beds See all their chairs Tres osos pardos Tres osos pardos Miren sus camas Miren sus sillas The mommy cooked in a big brown pot The daddy’s porridge was much too hot The baby bear always cried a lot Mamá puso avena a cocinar Papá dijo “hay que caminar” El bebé se puso a llorar Three brown bears Tres osos pardos Three Billy Goats Gruff Los Tres Chivitos Gruff (Chanted) Trip trap, Trip trap Billy goats three Clip clop, clip clop Van los tres chivitos Hide by the bridge So the troll can’t see El trol no puede ver Donde están escondiditos When the troll walks by They jump and say Cuando pasa el trol Ellos salen a decir Leave us alone! So the troll runs away. Déjanos en paz! Y el trol se tiene que ir 3 Little Pigs This little pig went to market, This little pig stayed home, This little pig had roast beef, This little pig had none And this little pig cried Wee, wee, wee, wee, wee All the way home Los Tres Cerditos Este cochinito se fue al mercado Este cochinito se quedó en casa Este cochinito tuvo rosbif Este cochinito no lo tuvo Y este cochinito dijo Bua, bua, bua, bua, bua Todo el camino a casa Songs and Chants for Magic Tree House themes Knights and Castles (To the tune of All Around the Mulberry Bush) All around the castle The knight chased the dragon The dragon thought it was all for fun Roar! Went the dragon. Mummies and Pyramids (Chanted) I come from Ancient Egypt. They call me the mummy. Bandages cover my arms, my legs, My head, my chest, my tummy! Pirates Caballeros y Castillos Alrededor del castillo Fueron caballero y dragón Dragón pensó “Que divertido!” “Grrrrr!” dijo dragón. Momias y Pirámides Soy momia de Egipto Las vendas me cubren todo Brazos, piernas cabeza, Hasta mi ombligo! Piratas (To the tune of “Itsy Bitsy Spider”) The one-eyed pirate He’s fierce and he’s tough El pirata tuerto Es feroz y fuerte He digs for treasure But it’s never enough Busca tesoro, Nunca hay suficiente He lives on a ship Way out on the sea Vive en un barco En un mar lejano His parrot’s his only friend Except for me. El loro es su amigo Y también yo Ninjas (To the tune of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star) Ninja, Ninja, burning bright Jump out of the sky, ready to fight Only a Ninja could do such a trick, And not fall down and make themselves sick Ninjas Ninja, Ninja saltando está Veloz y fuerte, alto va. Solo un Ninja lo puede hacer Sin marearse y sin caer Amazon Five little monkeys swinging in a tree, Teasing Mr. Alligator “Can’t catch me.” Along came Mr. Alligator, very quietly And snatched a monkey out of that tree. Four little... Three little... Two little... One little... Missed me! Missed me! Now you’ve got to kiss me! Ice Age (To the tune of “Are you sleeping…?”) Snow is falling, snow is falling, There is ice, there is ice It is very cold, it is very cold The Ice Age, The Ice Age Moon and Astronauts (To the tune of “Itsy Bitsy Spider”) Climb aboard the spaceship We’re going to the moon Hurry and get ready We’re going to blast off soon Put on your helmets and buckle up real tight Here comes the countdown Let’s count with all our might! 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1—Blast off! Dolphins and Oceans (To the tune of Three Blind Mice) Two dolphins, Two dolphins, See how they swim, See how they jump Round and round so fast they go Now they are going very slow Two dolphins, Two dolphins Ghost Towns and Cowboys (To the tune of “I’m a little Teapot”) I’m a little cowboy/girl with my hat Here are my spurs Here are my chaps As soon as I get up I work all day I get on my horse And I ride away Amazonas Cinco monitos columpiándose en un árbol, Molestando al caimán, “No me puedes agarrar.” Llegó el caimán muy calladito Y agarró a un monito fuera del arbolito. Cuatro monitos... Tres... Dos... Un... Fallaste! Fallaste! Tienes que besarme! Era Glacial Cae nieve, cae nieve Hay hielo, hay hielo Hace mucho frío, hace mucho frío Era Glacial, Era Glacial Luna y Astronautas En nave espacial Vamos a la luna Alístate ya Tenemos buena fortuna Casco y traje, no necesitas nada más Ya es la hora Contamos hacia atrás 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1—Vamos! Delfines y Océano Dos delfines, Dos delfines, Mira como nadan, Mira como saltan, En círculos nadan rápido Y luego nadan despacio Dos delfines, Dos delfines Pueblos Fantasmas y Vaqueros Soy vaquerito con sombrero Tengo espuelas y Pantalones de cuero Cuando me levanto Trabajo duro Monto en mi caballo Por la llanura Africa África One elephant Balanced himself On the web of a spider. And when he saw That it held him, He called another elephant. Un elefante Se balanceaba Sobre la tela de una araña. Como veía Que no se caía Fue a llamar a otro elefante. Two elephants Balanced themselves On the web of a spider. And when they the saw That it held them, They called another elephant. Dos elefantes Se balanceaban Sobre la tela de una araña. Y como veían que no se caían Fueron a llamar a otro elefante. Three elephants... Tres elefantes... Four elephants… Cuatro elefantes... Five elephants... Cinco elefantes... For the tune: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=664K2IoLWso Polar Bears Osos Polares To the tune of My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean The polar bear lives in the Arctic Oso polar es del Ártico He never gets cold in a storm No le afecta el frío He swims in cold icy water Nada en aguas heladas His heavy coat keeps him warm Su pelaje grueso lo protege Warm, warm, warm, warm Lo Pro-Te-Ge His heavy coat keeps him warm Su pelaje grueso lo protege Warm, warm, warm, warm Lo Pro-Te-Ge His heavy coat keeps him warm Su pelaje grueso lo protege /ToolsoftheMind @Tools_Mind Tools of the Mind | www.toolsofthemind.org