In childhood, fun is very important to be able to grow up in a healthy and happy way, and the strings or patio ditties They are a source of it. Here we will explain the why of the importance of this literary resource and we will see a wide repertoire of them.
What is a string?
A string is a word game, typically childish and usually short in which a story is told with verses that rhyme and are sung as if they were a little song or a poem, but with more rhythm.
This literary resource It is widely used in educational contexts, especially with children in kindergarten and the first years of primary education, since they help to acquire greater verbal fluency, greater vocabulary and encourage imagination. They are widely used by teachers because they are very versatile, since you can make comics of absolutely anything and, since they turn out to be fun, they speed up the educational process.
70 short strings for childhood
Now we are going to see a few short strings, all of them very fun, that can be taught to boys and girls, both in the classroom and at home.
1. Chincha, rabiña
Chincha, rabiña,
I have a pineapple
with many pine nuts
and you don’t eat them.
2. Shoe
little white shoe,
little blue shoe,
tell me how many years
have you.
3. Whistle, whistle
Pito whistle, colorful,
Where are you going so pretty?
To the true era,
pin, bread, out.
4. This one…
This one went for firewood,
this one helped him,
This one found an egg,
this one fried it,
and this chubby,
he ate it.
5. Uni, doli
Uni, hurt,
teli, catholic,
quile, quileta,
the queen being
sitting in her chair
the king came
He turned off the lamp,
candle, candle,
count twenty
that twenty are…
6. At Renato’s house
At Renato’s house
everyone counts up to four:
One, two, three, and four.
Everyone counts to five
in Francisco’s house:
one two three four and five.
7. Saint Rita, Rita
Saint Rita, Rita
What is given is not taken away,
With paper and holy water
It is already written in heaven.
8. Healthy, healthy
Healthy, healthy, little frog’s tail If it doesn’t heal today it will heal tomorrow.
9. Who went to Seville…
The one who went to Seville
He lost his chair,
The one who went to León
He lost his chair.
10. Cro, cro, the frog sang
Cro-cro sang the frog,
cro-cro under water,
cro-cro a gentleman passed by,
cro-cro with cape and hat,
cro-cro passed a maid
cro-cro selling salad.
11. I brush my teeth
I brush my teeth!
With paste and brush
they are shiny
how clean my teeth
you must do it
after eating
after dinner
or have breakfast
See if… it’s cool!
I already brush them
Of…carom!
- To help little ones learn to take care of their oral hygiene.
12. We make a line
I’m going to India
If you want to come
get behind me
So you won’t get lost
Lara… lere… leri…
You will go to India
I will stand behind you
So you won’t lose me
Lara… lere… leri…
We are already in single file
We’re going to India!
Lara… lere… leri…
13. One thing I have found
One thing I have found
I will say it four times
if its owner does not appear
I will stay with her.
14. Pepito wants to hit me
Dad, mom, Pepito wants to hit me.
Because? For nothing, for a little thing that is worthless:
for a pepper, for a tomato,
for an ounce of chocolate.
15. I paint, I paint
I paint, I paint, I hum,
draws the hand of 25.
Where in? In Portugal.
In which alley? In the old blackberry.
Hide the hand that the old woman comes.
- To cast lots.
16. Chasing game
I’ll wait for you here
eating an egg,
chips
and a candy.
17. Sawdust, sawdust
Sawdust, sawdust,
the woods of San Juan.
The king’s saw well.
The queen’s, too.
18. Clothing set
Anton, Anton,
Antón pirulero,
each one, each one,
let him pay attention to his game
and whoever does not attend to it
will pay for a pledge.
19. Anton pirulero
Antón, Antón, Antón pirulero
each one, each one
pay attention to your game,
and whoever does not attend to it,
will pay for a pledge.
20. I have, I have
I have, I have, I have
you have nothing.
I have three sheep
in a cabin
One gives me milk,
another gives me wool,
and other butter
for the week.
21. At one o’clock the Moon rises
At one o’clock the moon rises.
At two o’clock the sun rises.
The train leaves at three.
22. I met Pinocchio
Around my house,
I met Pinocchio,
And he told me to count
up to eight.
Pin one, pin two,
pin, three, pin, four,
pin, five, pin, six,
pin, seven, pin, eight…
- This string is used to learn to count.
23. To the wheel, wheel
To the wheel, wheel of bread and cinnamon.
Give me a frog and go to school.
If you don’t want to go, go to sleep.
24. The light
In the dark shadow
the light came
opened his eyes
baby Jesus.
straw crib
linen cloths,
the manger is poor
where he was born.
25. To the can to the side
To the can, to the can,
to the chocolatier’s daughter.
To the a, to the a,
Ladybug doesn’t know how to iron.
To the e, to the e,
Ladybug doesn’t know how to read.
To the i, to the i,
Mariquita doesn’t know how to write.
26. The elephant
Slow pace
always heavy
here comes the elephant.
Weigh the trunk
weigh your belly
and the tail doesn’t weigh anything.
make way
If not, it doesn’t happen.
27. Sailor
Sailor who went to sea and sea and sea,
To see that I could see and see and see and
The only thing he could see and see and see,
It was the bottom of the sea and sea and sea.
28. China, China
China, China,
nasturtium,
in this hand,
There is the Chinese one.
29. The one who went to the Villa
The one who went to the Villa lost his chair.
The one who returned took it away.
30. To cover the streets
To cover the streets,
let no one pass,
let my grandparents pass by,
eating plums
yellow tortillas,
let them get on their knees.
31. While the wolf is away
We will play in the forest while the wolf is away
Because if the wolf appears he will eat us all.
Wolf are you there?
32. To the gifts, gifts
To the gifts, gifts, gifts
that the mice send it
let them come and go
and don’t stop.
To give a kiss to…
- After saying ‘give a kiss to’, say the name of a boy or girl present and give him or her a kiss.
33. De tin, Martín
From tin Marín from do pingué
Cucara macara puppet was
I didn’t go, it was tea
Hit him hit him that merit was.
34. My grandmother had a cat
My grandmother had a cat,
with rag ears,
and the paper snout.
Would you like me to tell you again?
35. Cricket, cricket
Cricket, cricket
whoever finds it,
for your pocket.
36. what’s going on?
-What’s happening?
—Saliva down the throat,
the train on the track
and the arm by the sleeve.
-What’s happening?
-A donkey for your home.
-What’s happening?
—The flag for your house.
—It already happened through mine.
—And it stayed in mine.
- Infinite story. The beauty of this string is that you continue until you decide when to stop.
37. If this book were lost
If this book were lost,
as usually happens,
my name is chocolate,
first cousin of coffee.
Strings to tell:
38. Put, put
PON Pon.
Who is it?
The postman.
You want?
A letter.
For whom?
For you.
39. The Francoline hen
The Francoline hen
laid an egg in the kitchen.
put one, put two,
put three, put four,
put five, put six,
put seven, put eight,
He put a sponge cake.
40. To the chair the queen
To the chair the queen
who never combs his hair,
one day he combed his hair
and the chair broke.
41. Around my house
Around my house,
I met Pinocchio,
And he told me to count
up to eight.
Pin one, pin two,
pin, three, pin, four,
pin, five, pin, six,
pin, seven, pin, eight…
42. He who eats and does not invite
He who eats and does not invite
He has a toad in his belly.
I ate and invited him
and you have the toad.
43. Read it, read it
Lelo, lelo,
you who are
on that hill,
give voices
to that goatherd,
What goatherd?
What corral?
Who will do
twenty stripes
without counting?
Olive,
half Moon,
hot bread,
nineteen
and twenty.
44. A lioness in pajamas
At the zoo we saw
to a lioness in pajamas
flying from branch to branch,
singing “the cockroach”
45. The story of the fighting rooster
Do you want me to tell you the story of the bald rooster?
- This string consists of someone answering this question with a phrase and, from the answer given, an entire story follows, which can become so surreal that it will surely unleash the laughter of all the children.
46. Enriqueta
Enriqueta makes croquettes
for Clota and Anacleta,
pedaling a bicycle,
He takes them to the library.
47. Five chicks
five chicks
my aunt has
one jumps,
another tweets
and another sings to him
The symphony
48. The hen and the chick
The chicken plays the piano,
while the worms dance.
The chick, the maracas,
so that the paw dances.
The chicken plays the piano,
while the worms dance.
The chick, the maracas,
so that the paw dances.
49. On a salad plate
On a salad plate
They all eat at the same time
And playing cards
Tin Marín of two pingüe
Cúcara mácara puppet was
White horse raises its paw
And look to see who it was
Apple, apple, rotten apple,
One, two, three and out.
50. After Mrs. Pata.
After Mrs. Pat
the ducklings run,
there, there,
They are doing, what, what, what.
To Mrs. Hen
the chicks follow,
there, there,
tweet, tweet, tweet, pa
51. I have a rooster in the kitchen
I have a rooster in the kitchen
That tells me the lie;
I have a rooster in the pen
That tells me the truth.
52. Jump, jump, San Francisco
I jump, I jump,
San Francisco.
If I do wrong,
May it heal me
Saint Paschal
53. One, dola
Una, dola, fabric, cinnamon,
Candle end,
Sumaqui, melon.
Count the hours
The big-headed boy.
54. Go out, alone
Go out, alone,
and warm me up a little,
for today, for tomorrow
and for the whole week.
55. My duckling
My duckling went to the fairs
To buy a pair of socks.
As averages there were no
My duckling laughed:
Ha, hee, hee, ho, hee.
You will be my duckling!
56. There is bread here
There is bread here,
There is honey here,
Here, here,
I will find the tickles
57. In Noah’s Ark
In Noah’s Ark
They all fit, they all fit.
In Noah’s Ark
Everyone fits, except you.
58. Pim, pom
Pim, pom, peach,
sardinita, anchovy,
manga, cat, twenty-four.
One, two, three, and four.
59. Five little wolves
five little wolves
had the wolf.
five little wolves
behind the broom
I had five,
five raised
and all five
she gave them a tit.
five little wolves
had the wolf.
five little wolves
behind the broom
Five washed,
five combed
and all of them,
He sent to school.
60. In a cafe, a fish is raffled off
In a cafe a fish is raffled off,
Whoever gets number ten.
One two three four five six
seven, eight, nine and ten
I know what you’ll keep.
61. A cat is raffled off in a cafe
In a cafe a cat is raffled off
Whoever gets it
The number four:
One, two, three, and four.
- Shorter version than the previous string, especially useful for choosing in games where there are few participants available.
62. Tortillas
Tortillas, tortillas,
tortillas for mom;
tortillas for dad.
The burns for mom.
The pretty ones for dad.
Tortillas, tortillas,
tortillas for dad.
Tortillas for mom;
bran tortillas
for dad when he’s angry.
Butter tortillas
for mom who is happy.
Palmita, palmita,
palm with butter.
My mom gives me the cookie
and my dad with the flip flop.
63. With this song you are going to laugh
with this little song
you are going to laugh
and if you laugh
I laugh too.
I cover one eye,
the other one too
and if I cover them,
How will I look?
64. What a cute little hand
What a cute little hand
that the baby has.
How pretty, how cute,
how beautiful she is.
Little fingers.
Sunbeam.
Let it turn, let it turn
like a sunflower
Palms, palms
figs and chestnuts
oranges and lemon,
For my child they are.
65. Little white horse
Little withe horse
take me from here,
take me to town
where I was born.
66. Cakes, pancakes, dad is coming
Cakes, pancakes
Dad is coming.
Cakes, pancakes
that will soon come.
And bring a puppy
what makes wow, wow.
palms palms,
Dad is coming.
And bring a little sheep
that says: baaaaaa.
67. I had a dove
I had a dove,
semicolon,
but it’s already gone,
period and continued.
He went to Mars,
new paragraph.
It was an animal
very sensational.
Full stop.
68. Under a bridge
under a bridge
there is a snake
with glass eyes
to go to the hospital.
69. At one o’clock the mule walks
At one o’clock the mule walks,
he kicks at both,
At three he shoots again,
at four he jumps,
at five he jumps,
at six it jumps as you see,
at seven jump up early and go,
at eight sherry and sponge cake,
at nine no one moves,
At ten he jumps again.
To one, to the other,
to the mare, to the filly,
to the colt, to the colt,
whoever loses in the corner.
70. In the city there is a door
In the city there is a door,
the door faces a street,
The street goes to a square,
in the square there is a house,
In the house there is an entrance,
The entrance goes to a room,
in the livingroom there’s a table,
on the table a cage,
inside the cage a parrot,
that singing says to everyone:
let them take me out of the cage
what’s on the table
what is in the living room
that faces the entrance
what is in the house
what’s in the square
that faces the street
who goes to the door
What is there in the city.
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