Rock-a-bye-Baby, in the tree top.   (some people say "Hush-a-bye-Baby)
When the wind blows, the cradle will rock.
When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall,
And down will come baby, cradle and all.

     This lullaby is said to be written by a Pilgrim youth who sailed to America on the Mayflower in 1620, and saw how the American Indian mothers hung birchbark cradles on tree branches where the wind could rock the cradles. 
It is supposed to be the first poem written on American soil.
     As a lullaby, the baby is just held in arms and rocked back and forth.

     As you can tell from this fingerplay, the baby didn't get hurt; the cradle just slipped down, but didn't tip over and the baby didn't even fall out of the cradle!

     Wash the lettuce under cold water and shake off the drops of water.  Put it on a small plate. 
     Open a can of pineapple rings and drain off the juice into a pitcher or jar.  (Save the juice to make Maggoty-Pye Ale; see page OOO)  Put the pineapple ring on top of the lettuce.
     Peel a banana and cut it in half.  Stand one banana half inside the pineapple ring. If it is too curved to stand up, just trim a little angle off the bottom to change how it stands up. The first time you do this, you might want to have someone show you how to trim the banana to make it stand up straighter.
     Put a dab of mayonnaise (or salad dressing) on top of the banana.
     Put a cherry, nut, or raisin on top of the mayonnaise.

     This salad looks so fancy.  Your family or guests will be very pleased.
 

     The leftover pineapple rings can be kept in the refrigerator for a day or two.  You can use them up just as they are.  Another idea is to make a Ham-and-Pineapple-Ring Sandwich, which is quite tasty.

Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn,
The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn.
Where's the little boy who looks after the sheep?
Under the haystack, fast asleep.

rubber scraper 

cookie pan or two dinner plates 
                                                         can opener; stove or microwave
Ingredients:
1 10-ounce package butterscotch bits (or near to 10-ounce) 
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 medium-size can chow mein noodles

     *  To melt the butterscotch in a microwave oven, empty the package into a microwave bowl and microwave for five minutes.  Then check to see if they are melted; if not, zap them another few minutes.  Use pot holders to take the dish out when the butterscotch is melted.
     *  To melt the butterscotch on the stove, empty the package into a large pot.  Use a low flame.  You will have to keep stirring, so it doesn't burn.  Use a pot holder to hold the handle.  When the butterscotch is melted, take the pot off the stove.
     Measure 1/2 cup of peanut butter.  Put the peanut butter into the butterscotch and stir it together.  When it is all mixed, add the can of chow mein noodles.  Stir until the chow mein noodles are mixed in.
     Cover the cookie pan or dinner plates with wax paper.  Use the teaspoon to scoop out each spoonful of the mixture--you can use your fingers or a rubber scraper to push the recipe off the teaspoon.  Put the "haystacks" close to each other, so all of the mixture will fit on the cookie pan or plates.
     Put the Boy Blue Haystacks into the refrigerator for at least one hour, so they can chill and get firm.
          Boy Blue wouldn't stay asleep if he had these to eat!