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Brief...a children's bedtime story:   'Animal ABC'

23/4/2018

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Alistair is an Aardvark who eats ants and apples in the afternoon.
Angus the Alligator eats anything, as he isn't as fussy.

Becky the bongo banging Baboon only eats bananas for breakfast.
Boris Bear likes bugs better.

Chester the Crazy Chameleon changes colours constantly while
Charlie Caterpillar crawls carefully over the cactus to chew the flowers.

Daisy & Dallas are two ditzy Ducks, dawdling down to the dam for a 
delightful dip.  Dougal Donkey dances around the dam bank.

Edna the Eagle with her excellent eyesight can see them as she soars high in the air;
Edgar Elephant who has enormous ears and likes to eat eggplant in the evening.

Fergus Fox & Freddie Ferret forage for food together; fat furry rabbits are their favourite.
Felicity Frog likes to play the fiddle for fun on Fridays & eat flies.

Gypsy the Guinea Pig grazes on geraniums in Grandpa's garden.
Guido the Giraffe likes acacia trees with gigantic thorns & green leaves.
Germaine Gerbel prefers to gobble green grass.

Harry the Hippopotamus hauls himself into the water, hoping to hide from the hot sun.
Helga the Hare hopped around, helping herself to hot cross buns.
Howard the handsome Hamster nibbled ham sandwishes.

Iggy the Iguana likes icky insects & lives on an island.
Ingar the Impala bounces all about, while Ivan the Ibis ignores everyone.

Jeremy the Jaguar lives in the jungle and likes to juggle jellybeans.
Jilly Jellyfish joyfully journey's in the sea.

Kerry Koala & Kelly Kangaroo keep ketchup in the kitchen.
Kara the Kiwi & her friend Kiri Kingfisher know how to knit kaftans.

Lucy is a lovely Ladybird with lots of little black spots on her back.
Leroy is a lazy Lion who likes to lay on the lounge licking lollipops.

Maud Magpie munches on minced meat and marshmallows, while
Maurice the Meercat mumbles in the moonlight looking for his Mummy.

Nakita is a Numbat who nibbles nuts every night, while Naida Nightingale sings her sweet song.

Oscar Octopus & Ollie Oyster wear over-the-top outfits to the underwater opera.
Olympia the Orangutan offers oranges to Odette Ostrich who only eats outside on her own.

Pedro Pig paddles in the purple mud in his pig-pen eating petunias & pumpkin pie.
Percy Platypus prefers to swim playfully in perfectly clean water.

Quincy Quokka is a quirky creature, he quietly reads his book.
Queenie Quoll queues for quince jelly for her bread.

Rodney Rhinoceros really likes rolling in the dust.
Roger & Rosie Rabbit like to run in the rain wearing racoon skin hats.

Shamus is a silly Sheep, he likes to swim in the shallow stream
Sallie Seahorse isn't scared, she likes to swim in the deep blue sea.

Theodore is a Tassie Devil who terrifies everyone, then tiptoes into town for tea & toast.
Tommy Termite thinks he will build a terribly tall tower to live in.

Ushi the Uakara uses her unusually red coloured face to hide in the undergrowth.
Ulrich the Unicorn is under an umbrella wearing his uniform.

Victor Vulture & Vladimir the Vampire Bat are very good friends, they play their violins together.

Waldo Wallaby waits near the water while Wanda Wombat goes wandering in the woods looking for wiggly worms.  Soon they will go fishing. 
Walter Walrus is waiting for the water to warm up before he goes wading.

Xylon & Xena, the X-ray tetra fish, swim in the Amazon river. 
They like to play the xylophone.

Yasi Yak yawns quietly then yodels a tune for her friends Yuri & Yoko.

Zeus Zebu & Zora Zebra zoom around the big garden before going to sleep.  ZZZZzzzz.....
goodnight, sleep tight; don't let the bed bugs bite.

Maxine Gardiner
​April 2018


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