ID: 1598
Date: 2006
Title: Hermi the worm
Gender: Female 
Classification: Fun 
Rhyme: 

Sitting on the fence post 
Chewing my bubble gum. (sound effects)
Playing with my yoyo (sound effects)
And along came Hermi the worm.
He was th..i..s big, (exaggerated actions with each verse)
And I said, "Hermi, what happened?"
"I ate my breakfast."
(repeat including various meals including, lunch, dinner, supper, midnight feast) 
The final verse ending:
Sitting on a fence post...
He was this big. (small size indicated)
And I said, "Hermi, what happened?"
I burped. (with appropriate burping sound.)

(Ashburton, 2006)

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Background Info: Learned through Girl Guides. (Personal informant)

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Keywords: Girl Guides 
Location: Ashburton 
Group size: 6 
Incidence: 1