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Yellow Roses of TexasBooks to Share
Books to Display and Booktalk
RhymesPop Goes the WeaselA penny for a spool of thread, All around the cobbler's bench, SongsBuffalo GalsAs I went lumbering down the street, Sing "The Yellow Rose of Texas." return to topStoryButtermilk Biscuits and Rattlesnake Gravy(By Tina Hager) (To make this an audience participation story, teach the children the refrain and have them clap their hands or pat their knees while they say it.) Once upon a time, way out yonder in west Texas, a cowboy family lived on a ranch. There was a little boy named Cowboy Billy, and a little girl named Cowgirl Betty Joe, and they lived with their Cowgirl Mama, their Cowboy Papa, and their horse, Hit the Trail. Now Cowgirl Mama loved to cook and her most famous dish was buttermilk biscuits with rattlesnake gravy. One day when Mama decided to make her biscuits, she noticed she was out of buttermilk. "Cowboy Billy," she called, "Run on in to town to the store and fetch me some buttermilk." Billy always obeyed his Mama and so he said, "Yes Ma'am" and headed toward town. It just so happened that between the ranch and the town there was a small canyon. And a rock high up in that small canyon was the home of the biggest, meanest rattlesnake that ever lived. Very few people went into the canyon for fear of meeting up with the varmint. Unfortunately, it was the quickest way into town, so Billy went through the canyon, into town, to the store, and bought the buttermilk his mama needed. And then he went walkin' on home, singing:
From his home on that high rock, that big, old rattlesnake heard Billy walking and singing through the canyon. And before Billy could blink an eye, that rattlesnake jumped off his rock and swallered him whole, buttermilk and all, lickety split! When Billy did not return home in a timely manner, Mama said, "Betty Jo, would you run on down to the store and find out what's taking Billy so long?" And Betty Jo said, "Yes, Ma'am," and headed toward town. Well, Betty Jo went through the canyon, into town, and to the. The storekeeper told her that Billy had been there already and that he probably just stopped off somewhere to play. So she headed home, singing:
From his home on that high rock, that big, old rattlesnake spied Betty Jo walking and singing through the canyon. And before Betty Jo could blink an eye, that rattlesnake jumped off his rock and swallered her whole, lickety split! Back at the ranch, mama and papa waited and wondered what had happened to their young'uns. Finally, Mama said, "Papa, would you run on into town and see what's keepin' them kids?" And Papa said, "Yes, Ma'am," and headed toward town. Papa went through the canyon, into town, and to the store. The storekeeper told Papa that the kids had already been there and probably stopped off somewhere to play. So he headed home, singing:
From his home on that high rock, that big, old rattlesnake spied Papa walking and singing through the canyon. And before Papa could blink an eye, that rattlesnake jumped off his rock and swallered him whole, lickety split! All this time Mama was back at the ranch getting' antsy. Where were her young'uns? Where was Papa? Where was her buttermilk? When Papa didn't arrive home in a timely manner with the children, Mama set off riding Hit the Trail. She rode through the canyon, into town, and to the store. The storekeeper told her that her family had been there but had probably stopped along the way to play. Mama and Hit the Trail started back home through the canyon, singing:
Now, as they were travelling through the canyon, Hit the Trail, he heard a hissing sound. He looked up and there on a high rock was that big, mean rattlesnake. It had a big ol' belly and a smile on its face. Suddenly that snake jumped off the rock and was gonna swallow Mama and Hit the Trail! But Hit the Trail saw him comin' and reared up and leaped aside. Luckily, that big old rattlesnake missed them and hit the canyon floor so hard that it busted open! And do you know what happened next? Why, out came Billy, Betty Jo, Papa, and the buttermilk, all safe and sound, cause remember, that snake had swallowed them whole! Mama and Papa grabbed up Billy and Betty Jo and they all climbed up onto Hit the Trail and high-tailed it on out of that canyon until they arrived home, safe and sound, with Mama's buttermilk! To celebrate, Mama mixed up the biggest batch of buttermilk biscuits and rattlesnake gravy Texas has ever seen! So much, in fact, that Mama invited all her neighbors over to enjoy her famous buttermilk biscuits and rattlesnake gravy! Lickety split, lickety splout, this snake tale's told out! Games and ActivitiesLittle Sally Walker(This is an African-American rhyme. Form a ring with "Sally" sitting in the center. Sing or chant the poem while "Sally" acts out the words. Whoever she looks at as she sings the last line takes her place.) Little Sally Walker CraftFancy Cowgirl/Cowboy BootsMaterials
DirectionsMake copies of the boot pattern, glue them onto construction paper, and cut them out. Each child colors and decorates four copies of the boot, decorates them with colored markers and stickers, and tapes one to each side of their shoes. Guest SpeakersInvite women with various occupations to tell the children about their work. Musical Recording"Clementine" on Wee Sing Sing-Alongs by Pamela Conn Beall and Susan Hagen Nipp. Video
Professional ResourceTexas Women Who Dared to Be First by Jean Flynn. |
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