Is this one of Blyton's?Look up in the sky said Skippity-wee
Somebody's lost a balloon.
Catch hold of the string
It might fly away
If we don't run after it soon.
Oh Skippity-wee! How silly you are!
That's only the big round moon.
Skippity-wee
Skippity-wee
Can anyone identify this rhyme? My mother used to say this to me when I was little. My memory mat be slightly inaccurate so bear with me.
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Re: Skippity-wee
Yes, that is one of Enid Blyton's poems, Cliff. It's called 'Look in the Sky!' and you've remembered it pretty well:
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I've got it in Enid Blyton's Treasury of Verse (Purnell, 1979) but it was first published in The Big Bedtime Book (Purnell, 1951):"Look in the sky!" cried Skippity Wee,
"Someone's lost a balloon.
Get hold of the string, it will fly away,
We really must catch it soon."
Oh, Skippity Wee, how silly you are,
It's only the big round moon!
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Re: Skippity-wee
Thank you so much Anita! And so quick!
That means a lot to me. Yes 1951 would be about right, the year before I was born.
That's made my day
That means a lot to me. Yes 1951 would be about right, the year before I was born.
That's made my day
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Re: Skippity-wee
Glad to be of help!
"Heyho for a starry night and a heathery bed!" - Jack, The Secret Island.
"There is no bond like the bond of having read and liked the same books."
- E. Nesbit, The Wonderful Garden.
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"There is no bond like the bond of having read and liked the same books."
- E. Nesbit, The Wonderful Garden.
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