Once upon a time there was a nut
It fell from a tree
And bounced like a bouncy ball over the garden fence

A tomcat saw the hazelnut
And ran after it but it was much too fast for him
The tomcat can't anymore

The hazelnut jumped crisscross
Always higher back and forth
Jumped from left to right a bit
First forward and then back

From the very bottom to the very top
It made a huge arc
Turned around in circles
Everyone wondered why

The nut came to a pond covered with water lilies
There lived a few little frogs that it had awakened
The big frog jumped up and said
"I'll get the nut", but it was much too fast for him
Then he got dizzy

The hazelnut jumped crisscross
Always higher back and forth
Jumped from left to right a bit
First forward and then back

From the very bottom to the very top
It made a huge arc
Turned around in circles
Everyone wondered why

In the evening it hopped happily into the farmer's stable
There a horse was sleeping standing up
That's often the case
The nut jumped onto the horse
And then into its mouth
The horse swallowed it whole
Oh dear, the poor nag

The hazelnut jumped crisscross
Always higher back and forth
Jumped from left to right a bit
First forward and then back

From the very bottom to the very top
It made a huge arc
Turned around in circles
Everyone wondered why

The hazelnut jumped crisscross
Always higher back and forth
Jumped from left to right a bit
First forward and then back

From the very bottom to the very top
It made a huge arc
Turned around in circles
Everyone wondered why

And the horse?
It looked dumbfounded.

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