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3. Steady Neddy

MUSIC ‘Listen all around’ song

CHILDREN Hello!

PRESENTER Hello. Listen everyone, Listen and Play. Where are we to day?

CHILDREN We’reoutside,inafield!

PRESENTER That’sright!There’salargeanimalrunningaroundinthefield.Listencare-

fullyandseeifyoucantellwhatanimalitis:

H-OR-S-E

H-OR-S-E

If you put those sounds together it makes...

CHILDREN Horse.There’sahorseinthefield.

PRESENTER Yes.ThehorseiscalledNeddyandhebelongstoFarmerEd.Iwonderif

youknowwheretheylive.It’sonaplacecalleda:

F-A-R-M

F-A-R-M

Can you put those sounds together to make a word?

CHILDREN Farm!Theyliveonafarm!

PRESENTER That’sright,it’safarm.FarmerEd’dhorseisalwaysinabitofahurry.

Thereisaspecialwordforthewayhemoves.FarmerEd’shorselikesto:

T-R-O-T

T-R-O-T

Can you put those sounds together to make a word?

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CHILDREN Trot!FarmerEd’shorselikestotrot!

PRESENTER Today’ssongisaboutthedifferentwaysthathorsesliketomove-some-

times trotting, sometimes galloping. Join in with me and move up and

downlikeahorsetothemusic.Sometimesfastandsometimesslow.

SONG This is the way the LADIES ride,

Trit trot, trit trot.

This is the way the ladies ride,

Trit trot, trit trot, trit trot.

This is the way the GENTLEMEN ride,

A gallop, a trot, a gallop, a trot.

This is the way the gentlemen ride,

A gallop, a trot, a gallop.

This is the way the FARMER rides,

Jiggety-jog, jiggety-jog,

This is the way the farmer rides,

Jiggety – jiggety – jog.

This is the way the OLD MAN rides,

Hobblety hoy, hobblety hoy!

This is the way the old man rides,

Hobblety hobblety hoy!

And down into the ditch!

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STING It’s rhyme time!

PRESENTER Here’sarhymeaboutahorsethatI’msureyouknow.Joininifyoulike.

RHYME Horsie, horsie, don’t you stop

Just let your feet go clippetyclop

Your tail goes swish

And the wheels go round

Giddy up we’re homeward bound!

Horsie, horsie, off you trot

Just let your hooves go tritetty trot

Hold your head up high

As the wheels go round

Giddy up we’re off to town!

STING It’s story time!

PRESENTER OurstorytodayisaboutafarmercalledEdwholikestosingandhistrusty

carthorseNeddy.Shhhlisten.Thestoryiscalled‘SteadyNeddy’.

STORY OnceuponaclipcloppingtimetherewasahorsecalledSteadyNeddy.

HelivedonafarmthatwasownedbyfarmerEd.OnedayFarmerEd

cametoSteadyNeddy’sstableearlyinthemorning.‘We’regoingintotown

todayNeddy,there’sasingingcompetitionandIwanttoenter.’

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SofarmerEdfixedthecarttoSteadyNeddyandofftheywentintotown

andSteadyNeddy’shooveswent:clippety clop, clippety clop.

AfterawhileSteadyNeddysaid,‘Whatyougoingtosingforthecompeti-

tion then, farmer Ed?’

‘Horseyhorsey!’saidfarmerEd.

‘Ohthat’smyfavourite’neighedSteadyNeddyandhishooveswent:clip-

pety clop, clippety clop.

SteadyNeddythoughthe’dlovetoperforminasingingcompetitiontoobut

hewasn’tsureifcarthorseswereallowtoenter.‘Iknow!’saidFarmerEd,

‘aswegoalongI’llsingmysong.’Heclearedhisthoat.‘Horsey,horsey,

don’tyou...erwellI’llbe!’hesaid.‘I’veforgottenwhatcomesnext,Neddy.’

‘Horesy,horesy,don’tyoustop,’neighedSteadyNeddy.

‘Whyofcourse,youcleverhorse!’saidFarmerEd.AndSteadyNeddy’s

hooveswent:clippety clop clippety clop.

‘AswegoalongI’llsingmysong!Horsey,horsey,don’tyoustop,justlet

your feet go...er...’

‘Clippetyclop,’NeighedNeddy.

‘Whyofcourse,youcleverhorse!’saidFarmerEdandsteddyNeddy’s

hooveswent:clippety clop, clippety clop.

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‘AswegoalongI’llsingmysong,’saidfarmerEd.‘Horsey,horsey,don’t

youstop,justletyourfeetgoclippetyclop.Yourtailgoesswishandthe

wheels go...’

‘Round,’neighedSteadyNeddy.

‘Whyofcourse,youcleverhorse!’saidfarmerEd.AndSteadyNeddy’s

hooveswent:clippety clop, clippety clop.

‘AswegoalongI’llsingmysong!’saidfarmerEd.‘Horsey,horsey,don’t

youstop,justletyourfeetgoclippetyclop.Yourtailgoesswishandthe

wheels go round, giddy up we’re homeward...’

‘Bound,’neighedSteadyNeddy.

‘Whyofcourse,youcleverhorse!’saidFarmerEdandSteadyNeddy’s

hooves went clippety clop, clippety clop.

Eventuallyaftermuchclippetyclopingandsingingtheyarrivedintown.

Thecompetitionwasbeingheldinabighallwithastage.SteadyNeddy

satwithhishoovescrossedinthefrontrowasfarmerEdstoodinthe

centreofthestagereadytosing.Helookedabitnervous.Thetruthwas

farmer Ed was sure he was going to forget the words again.

‘Horsey,horse,don’tyou...’

‘Stop!’joinedinSteadyNeddy.

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‘Justletyourfeetgo...’

‘Clippetyclop!’sangSteadyNeddy.

‘Yourtailgoesswishandyourwheelsgo...’

‘Round!’

‘Giddyupwe’rehomeward...’

‘Bound!’sangSteadyNeddy.Everycheeredloudly.Noonehadeverseen

asinginghorsebefore,soFarmerEdandSteadyNeddyhadwonthe

competition.ButinsteadofbowingonstagetotheaudiencelikeFarmer

Ed,SteadyNeddyneighedloudlyandhishoovesdidadancethatwent:

clippety clop, clippety clop.

PRESENTER OurlastsongistheFarmerEdsongfromthestory.I’msureyoucanre-

memberthewordsbetterthanhedid.Joininandsingalongwithme!

SONG Horsie, horsie, don’t you stop

Just let you feet go clippety clop

Your tail goes swish

And the wheels go round

Giddy up we’re homeward bound!

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STEADY NEDDY off you trot

Just let you feet go clippety clop

Your tail goes swish

And the wheels go round

Giddy up we’re off to town!

Horsie, horsie, don’t you stop

Just let you feet go clippety clop

Your tail goes swish

And the wheels go round

Giddy up we’re homeward bound!

PRESENTER Ihopeyouenjoyedlisteningtoourhorseysoundstoday.Maybeyouwould

liketodrawyourownpictureofSteadyNeddyaftertheprogramme.Iwon-

derwhathewouldlooklike.Joinmeagainsoonwhenwecanlistenand

playtogether.Bye!

MUSIC ‘Listen all around’ song

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