Five Green & Speckled Frogs (Naanan Omakakiig)
This translation of Five Little Speckled Frogs is fun to sing and act out with children. As they practice counting backward, point out the way words sound a bit different when there is only one frog left!
Frog Worksheets!
1.
Naanan omakakiig
Five little speckled frogs
abiwag mitigong
they sit on a log
amawaawaad manidoonsan
they are eating bugs
Yum yum!
Bezhig bakobii-gwaashkwani
one into the water jumped
ezhi-daki-ayaag
where it is cool
mii dash niiwin ayaawaad
then there are four
Glub glub!
2.
Niiwin omakakiig
Four little speckled frogs
abiwag mitigong
they sit on a log
amawaawaad manidoonsan
they are eating bugs
Yum yum!
Bezhig bakobii-gwaashkwani
one into the water jumped
ezhi-daki-ayaag
where it is cool
mii dash niswi ayaawaad
then there are three
Glub glub!
3.
Niswi omakakiig
Three little speckled frogs
abiwag mitigong
they sit on a log
amawaawaad manidoonsan
they are eating bugs
Yum yum!
Bezhig bakobii-gwaashkwani
one into the water jumped
ezhi-daki-ayaag
where it is cool
mii dash niizh ayaawaad
then there are two
Glub glub!
4.
Niizh omakakiig
Two little frogs
abiwag mitigong
they sit on a log
amawaawaad manidoonsan
they are eating bugs
Yum yum!
Bezhig bakobii-gwaashkwani
one into the water jumped
ezhi-daki-ayaag
where it is cool
mii dash bezhig ayaad
then there is one
Glub glub!
5.
Bezhig omakakii
One little frog
mii abi mitigong
so he/she sits on a log
amawaad manidoonsan
he/she is eating bugs
Yum yum!
Dash bakobii-gwaashkwani
Then into the water he/she jumped
ezhi-daki-ayaag
where it is cool
mii gaawiin ayaasii
so he/she is not there
omakakii!
the frog!