$(document).ready(function() {

    $(".navigation ul li").prepend("<span></span>"); //Throws an empty span tag right before the a tag

    $(".navigation ul li").each(function() { //For each list item...
	var linkText = $(this).find("a").html(); //Find the text inside of the <a> tag
	$(this).find("span").show().html(linkText); //Add the text in the <span> tag
    }); 

    $(".navigation ul li").hover(function() {	//On hover...
	$(this).find("span").stop().animate({
	    marginTop: "-40" //Find the <span> tag and move it up 40 pixels
	}, 250);
	} , function() { //On hover out...
            $(this).find("span").stop().animate({
		marginTop: "0"  //Move the <span> back to its original state (0px)
	    }, 250);
    });

});