Abstract counting rhymes
Illustration: Ekaterina Denisenko / Lifehacker
The toad jumped, galloped, and almost fell into the swamp. The grandfather came out of the swamp, two hundred and eighty years old. He carried herbs and flowers. Get out of the circle.
A suitcase was floating on the sea, There was a sofa in the suitcase, An elephant was riding on the sofa. Who doesn't believe - Get out!
Horses, horses, horses, horses, We sat on the balcony. They drank tea, broke cups, and spoke Turkish.
Eni, beni, ricky, taki, Urba, urba, centerbryaki, Eus, deus, cosmodeus - bam!
Ene, bene, slave, Quinter, finter, toad. Ene, bene, res, Quinter, finter, zhes!
Four pretenders walked along the path, along the path. And three potatoes passed by on peas. If you give each make-believe a potato for breakfast, then one of the make-believes will get what? Polka dots.
Near the Liteiny Bridge I caught a whale in the Neva and hid it behind the window. The cat ate it, Two cats helped... So now the whale is gone! Don't you trust your friend? Get out of the circle!
Fairy tales
Illustration: Ekaterina Denisenko / Lifehacker
On the golden porch sat the Tsar, the prince, the King, the prince, the Shoemaker, the tailor... Who will you be? Speak quickly, Do not delay Good and honest people!
The king was sitting on a bench, Counting his pins: “One, two, three...” You will be the queen!
The gnome was looking for gold and lost his cap! He sat down and cried: “What can I do?!” Come out! You should drive!
Old gnomes live under the mountain by the river. They have a bell hanging, a gilded one ringing. Digi-digi-digi-don, get out quickly!
“The giant is sitting in a cave,” all the animals say in the forest. A hungry giant is looking for something suitable for him to eat. The animals hid in the bushes - So you will be water!
Beyond the seas, beyond the mountains, Behind the dense forests On a hillock there is a tower, On the doors there is a lock. Whoever finds the key to the lock will go out of the circle.
A carriage was driving along the old bridge. The bridge collapsed, the carriage went to the bottom. I don’t feel sorry for the carriage, I don’t feel sorry for the bridge, But I feel sorry for the princess and the white horse.
The fishermen brought the skinny pike from the river. The predatory pike is more terrible than the monster Kashchei. We gave her vegetables and thicker fatty cabbage soup. The pike slapped its tail, as if it had cracked a whip, and with such a strong blow it split the table into splinters.
Trynts, bells, bells, the daredevils rang. Digi-digi-digi-don, get out quickly!
The apple was rolling on the dish, I won’t drive.
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