The Paddling Pool by Ann Berry Down by the riverOn the way to school,We have to passBy the paddling-pool.The grass is green,And the water cool,And we stay to playBy the paddling-pool,Down by the riverOn the way to school. Related posts: White Child Meets Black Man by James Berry The Children of the Pool by Arthur Machen Ann Mary; Her Two Thanksgivings by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman Ann Lizy’s Patchwork by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman