The squeaky little elephant,
all day long, sings his mama’s song –
but it comes out wrong!
Though he blows his nose,
and grows his cheeks,
and practices week after week after week,
nothing comes out
but a sweet sneakersqueak –
eeeeeeeeeek
(a teeny air leak).
“Too bad,” he says. “Too bad.”
Little elephant’s so sad.
Sometimes, mama elephant,
walking along, hears the little song
coming out all wrong.
Of course she knows
it’s just a squeak –
but he does practice week after week after week.
So when nothing comes out
but a cupboarddoor creak –
eeeeeeeeeek
(a mini mouse shriek),
his mama says, “That’s LOUD!”
Little elephant’s so proud.
* * *
From The Conga Lion, an unpublished collection of jungle-themed children’s poetry.
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