Ten In Bed

1. Ten. In one bed.
2. It is EXTREMELY squashy in here.
3. Count the toes at the bottom. Go on, count them.
4. There were ten in the bed and the little one said,
5. "Roll over! Roll over!"
6. So they all rolled over and one tumbled out —
7. Landed on the rug with a sleepy little shout!
8. Roll over! Roll over! — and one fell out!
9. Count the ones still snoring and the one walking about!
10. Ten, then nine, then fewer than before,
11. Roll over! Roll over! — and there's room for one more!
12. There were nine in the bed and the little one said,
13. "Roll over! Roll over!"
14. Eight in the bed with a blanket and a bear,
15. Seven in the bed and there's cool night air!
16. Roll over! Roll over! — and one fell out!
17. Seven in the bed and there's plenty room to sprout!
18. Seven, then six, then fewer than before,
19. Roll over! Roll over! — and one on the floor!
20. Ten, nine, eight, seven. Listen to the numbers going down.
21. Say the next one. Seven, then…
22. Six. And after six?
23. (sleepily) Seven.
24. Ooh — you went back up. Down is the sleepy direction. Six, then five.
25. Down, down, down. Like getting into bed.
26. Six in the bed and the moon's coming through,
27. Five in the bed and there's room for two,
28. Four in the bed with their feet in a heap,
29. Three in the bed and they're nearly asleep!
30. (whispering) Six! CHOIR: roll over…
31. Five! CHOIR: roll over…
32. Four! CHOIR: roll over…
33. Three! CHOIR: …and one fell out.
34. (very softly) Two in the bed. Just two.
35. Then one rolled over — gently this time — and climbed down the ladder.
36. One in the bed. All that space. All those blankets.
37. And the little one said…
38. (the smallest voice) …come back?
39. Lie down on the floor. Everybody. Flat.
40. Roll over — slowly — one way. That's one.
41. Roll back the other way. That's two.
42. Ten slow rolls. Count them in a whisper.
43. Now stretch as long as you can. All that lovely room.
44. Ten in the bed. One rolls out. How many?
45. ADA: Nine.
46. Five in the bed. Two roll out. How many?
47. ADA: Three. Two at once.
48. One in the bed. One more climbs in. How many?
49. ADA: Two. And two is a very good number for a bed.
50. Roll over! Roll over! — and they all climbed back!
51. Ten in the bed in a warm and wriggly stack!
52. Ten, then nine, then back to ten once more —
53. Roll over! Roll over! — and nobody's on the floor!
54. (barely audible) Ten in the bed. Nobody rolling. Nobody counting.
55. (almost asleep) …I'm still counting. I'm at a hundred.
56. Then count softly, and I'll see you in the morning —
57. …somewhere around a hundred and one. littleactivity.com.

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