I just took Abigail on a walk. We were strolling along, enjoying the hint of autumn in the air. It's a cloudy day. Leaves are dotting the lawns all around the neighborhood. Lawnmowers are running, kids are walking home from school or playing in their front yards. Fall is lovely now... not the harbinger of doom it becomes in late November with the coming of winter.
We came upon two girls playing in their driveway. As I approached (when they were still out of earshot) I saw one girl swinging a jump rope above her head, making a circle. In my head I chanted, "Helicopter, helicopter, please come down. Helicopter, helicopter, touch the ground. Only if you're wearing the color..." I smiled to myself, glad to see the old games I played are still popular.
As we walked closer, I heard the girl chant, "Helicopter, helicopter, please come down. If you don't I'll shoot you down. Boom. Boom."
Sigh...
At least in the ORIGINAL version, kids had the presence of mind to form an actual RHYME.
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