An Owl Sat Alone

A WISE OLD OWL
MR. OWL
A wise old owl sat in an oak,
The more he heard, the less he spoke;
The less he spoke, the more he heard;
Why aren’t we all like that wise old bird?
Said Mr. Owl sitting in the tree,
“How would you like to be like me?
I sleep all day in the bright sunlight,
And look for my dinner in the middle of the night!”
Over in the
Meadow
An owl sat alone
On the branch of a tree,
(Hold up pointer finger)
He was as quiet
As he could be.
(Put finger to lips)
It was night,
And his eyes were round like this.
(Circle eyes with thumbs and fingers)
And when he looked around,
Not a thing did he miss!
(Move head from side to side)
by Jean Warren
Once there was a night owl
Who lived up in a tree.
She could often spot things
That others couldn’t see.
Little night owl, answer me,
What do you see
As you sit alone at night
Up in the tree?
FIVE LITTLE OWLS
Five little owls,
On a branch by the shore,
One fell off,
Then there were four.
Four little owls,
High in a tree,
The wind blew hard,
Then there were three.
Three little owls
None of them knew,
A raven took one,
Then there were two.
Two little owls,
Sitting in the sun
A racoon came along,
Then there was one.
One little owl,
In the setting sun,
Flew off to the forest,
Then there was none
.
Over in the meadow,
In a hole in a tree,
Lived an old mother owl,
And her little owls three.
“Tu-whoo,” said the mother,
“Tu-whoo,” said the three,
So they tu-who-ed all day,
In a hole in a tree.
LITTLE OWL
by Jean Warren
Little owl in the tree,
He is winking down at me.
(Wink eye)
As he winks all through the
night,
Little owl is quite a sight!
Little owl in the tree,
He is hooting down at me.
(Make hooting sound)
As he hoots all through the
night,
Little owl is quite a sight!
Five Owl Babies
Five owl babies on a moonlit night
Five owl babies are quite a sight!
Five owl babies, let’s keep score,
One flew away, and that left four.
Four owl babies high up in the tree,
He flew away, and that left three.
Three owl babies calling, “Whoo- whoo”
She flew away and then there were two.
Two owl babies hiding from the sun,
One flew off, leaving only one.
One owl baby looking for his mom,
She flew away, and that leaves none.
An Owl Sat Alone
THE SPOTTED OWL
by Jean Warren
Spotted owl has lost his home
In an old dead tree.
His home has been cleared away
To plant more trees, you see.
It’s not that he’s so fussy,
Any old tree would do.
It’s just that he can’t manage
When all the trees are new.
So let’s remember the spotted owl,
Old trees, let’s leave a few.
Then he’ll have a place to liveIt’s the least that we can do.
An owl sat alone on the branch of a tree,
(Use arm as branch; raise thumb for owl)
And she was as quiet as quiet could be.
'Twas night and her eyes were wide open like this;
(Circle eyes with fingers and look around)
She looked all around; not a thing did she miss.
Some little birds perched on the branch of the tree,
(Fingers of other hand fly on tree)
And sat there as quiet as quiet could be.
The solemn old owl said "Whoo-whoo-whoo,"
And up jumped the birds and away they flew.
(Wave hand away, fluttering fingers behind back)
WISE OLD OWL
Wise old owl
In the tree,
Whoo-oo are you winking at?
(Wink eye)
Is it me?